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The Living Corpse

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.

Top Cast

  • Vsevolod Pudovkin

    Vsevolod Pudovkin

    Fyodor Protasov

  • Maria Jacobini

    Maria Jacobini

    Yelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova

  • Viola Garden

    Viola Garden

    Sasha, Yelizaveta's sister

  • Julia Serda

    Julia Serda

    Anna Pavlovna

  • Nato Vachnadze

    Nato Vachnadze

    Masha, gypsy girl

  • Gustav Diessl

    Gustav Diessl

    Karenin

  • Vladimir Uralskiy

    Vladimir Uralskiy

    Petushkov

  • Vera Maretskaya

    Vera Maretskaya

    Pretty lady

  • Daniil Vvedenskiy

    Daniil Vvedenskiy

    Artemyev

Overview

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.

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