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The Living Corpse (1952)

Original title: Живой труп

1952-06-16 · 2h 50m · RU
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Based on the play of the same name by Leo Tolstoy. 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.

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Vladimir VengerovDirector

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Nikolai SimonovNikolai SimonovFyodor Vasilievich Protasov (Fedya)Galina IniutinaGalina IniutinaYelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova (Liza)Yelizaveta TimeYelizaveta TimeAnna Pavlovna, Liza's motherKlavdiya TrofimovaKlavdiya TrofimovaSasha, Liza's sisterAnatoly DubenskyAnatoly DubenskyViktor Mikhailovich KareninYelizaveta ZhikharevaYelizaveta ZhikharevaAnna Dmitriyevna Karenina, Viktor's motherYakov MalyutinYakov MalyutinSergei Dmitriyevich Abrezkov, knyazOlga LebzakOlga LebzakMasha the gypsyKonstantin AdashevskyKonstantin AdashevskyAfremovAleksandr ChekayevskyAleksandr ChekayevskyIvan Petrovich AleksandrovMikhail YekaterininskiyMikhail YekaterininskiyPetushkov the artistAleksand KireyevAleksand KireyevArtemyev

Keywords

Based on play or musicalLeo tolstoy

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Play Or Musical · Leo TolstoyDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference371650Actor preference368707 · 469266 · 469267

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What is The Living Corpse about?

Based on the play of the same name by Leo Tolstoy. 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.

How long is The Living Corpse?

The Living Corpse has a runtime of 170 minutes.