The Living Corpse

5.2
19291h 22m

The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he first falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer, Masha.

Cast

Photo of Vsevolod Pudovkin

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Fyodor Protasov

Photo of Maria Jacobini

Maria Jacobini

Yelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova

Photo of Viola Garden

Viola Garden

Sasha, Yelizaveta's sister

Photo of Julia Serda

Julia Serda

Anna Pavlovna

Photo of Nato Vachnadze

Nato Vachnadze

Masha, gypsy girl

Photo of Vera Maretskaya

Vera Maretskaya

Pretty lady

Photo of Boris Barnet

Boris Barnet

Pickpocket

Photo of Vladimir Tsoppi

Vladimir Tsoppi

Fyodor, friend of Protasov's

Photo of Mikhail Zharov

Mikhail Zharov

Hired witness (uncredited)

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