Germany / Feb 14, 1929
1h 22min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vera Maretskaya | Pretty lady |
| Daniil Vvedenskiy | Artemyev |
| Porfiri Podobed | Priest |
| Pyotr Repnin | |
| Boris Barnet | Pickpocket |
| Vladimir Tsoppi | Fyodor, friend of Protasov's |
| Mikhail Zharov | Hired witness (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Живой труп |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Germany, Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mezhrabpomfilm, Prometheus-Film-Verleih |
| Release date | 14 febbraio 1929 |
| Writer | Anatoli Marienhof, Boris Gusman, Leo Tolstoy |
| Editing | Vsevolod Pudovkin, Fyodor Otsep |
| Cinematography | Anatoli Golovnya, Phil Jutzi |
| Assistant directors | Fyodor Otsep |
| Camera operators | Anatoli Golovnya, Phil Jutzi |
| Additional photography | Anatoli Golovnya, Phil Jutzi |
| Production design | Sergei Kozlovsky, Viktor Simov |
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| Art direction | Sergei Kozlovsky, Viktor Simov |
| Set decoration | Sergei Kozlovsky, Viktor Simov |
| Music | Werner Schmidt-Boelcke |
| Sound | Werner Schmidt-Boelcke |
Release dates
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