Dead Souls (1984)
Original title: Мертвые души
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Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small provincial town and begins to proposition the local landowners. These landowners are revealed to be so petty and avaricious that not even Chichikov’s amazing offer can be worked to his advantage on them. Some stall, some refuse for no obvious reasons, some promise and then renege, and others want “in on the deal.” In the end, Chichikov, having concluded that the landowners are a hopeless lot, leaves for other regions.
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Aleksandr TrofimovNikolai Gogol
Aleksandr KalyaginChichikov
Yuri BogatyryovManilov
Larisa UdovichenkoManilov's wife
Tamara NosovaKorobochka
Viktor SergachyovMizhuyev
Mariya VinogradovaMavra
Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyPlushkin
Vyacheslav NevinnyySobakevich
Inna ChurikovaLady, nice in every respect
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-ShukshinaLady, just nice
Aleksandr PyatkovMovie DNA
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What is Dead Souls about?
Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small provincial town and begins to proposition the local landowners. These landowners are revealed to be so petty and avaricious that not even Chichikov’s amazing offer can be worked to his advantage on them. Some stall, some refuse for no obvious reasons, some promise and then renege, and others want “in on the deal.” In the end, Chichikov, having concluded that the landowners are a hopeless lot, leaves for other regions.
How long is Dead Souls?
Dead Souls has a runtime of 388 minutes.