The Living Corpse

Released
1929
1h 22min
9 votes
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Détails techniques

Titre original

Живой труп

Langue originale

RU

Langues parlées

Russian

Production

Compagnies de production

Mezhrabpomfilm

Prometheus-Film-Verleih

Pays de production

Germany

Soviet Union

Mots-clés

silent film