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Cast
Nikolai Simonov
as Fyodor Vasilievich Protasov (Fedya)
Galina Iniutina
as Yelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova (Liza)
Yelizaveta Time
as Anna Pavlovna, Liza's Mother
Klavdiya Trofimova
as Sasha, Liza's Sister
Anatoly Dubensky
as Viktor Mikhailovich Karenin
Elizaveta Gikhareva
as Anna Dmitriyevna Karenina, Viktor's Mother
Yakov Malyutin
as Sergei Dmitriyevich Abrezkov, Knyaz
Olga Lebzak
as Masha the Gypsy
Konstantin Adashevsky
as Afremov
Aleksandr Chekayevsky
as Ivan Petrovich Aleksandrov
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1952
Runtime2h 50m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorVladimir Vengerov
WritersVladimir Vengerov
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Living Corpse
About The Living Corpse
The Russian nobleman Fyodor Vasilievich Protasov cannot put up with the hypocrisy of his environment, but is powerless to fight it. He begins to drink, leaves the house and gradually falls. The behavior of Protasov helps to bring his wife Liza closer to a longtime friend of the family, Viktor Karenin. Unable to endure the lies and humiliation associated with the upcoming divorce proceedings, Fedya pretends to commit suicide and seemed to forever leave his family. It is only due to the accident that it becomes known that Fedor Protasov is alive. Liza, reconciled with the death of her husband and became the wife of Karenin, is summoned to court on charges of duality. To stop the stupid and deceitful comedy of the court and rid the shame of innocent people, Protasov shoots himself.
Directed by Vladimir Vengerov, The Living Corpse leans on a strong ensemble — Nikolai Simonov, Galina Iniutina, Yelizaveta Time — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1952.
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