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The Living Corpse

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1929 · 1h 22m · Drama · Germany, Soviet Union

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.

Directed by
Fyodor Otsep
Written by
Boris Gusman, Anatoli Marienhof
Starring
Vsevolod Pudovkin, Maria Jacobini, Viola Garden, Julia Serda
6.0Smart score

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