
The Living Corpse
Drama
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.
Top Cast


Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Fyodor Protasov
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Fyodor Protasov


Maria Jacobini
Maria Jacobini
Yelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova
Maria Jacobini
Yelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova


Viola Garden
Viola Garden
Sasha, Yelizaveta's sister
Viola Garden
Sasha, Yelizaveta's sister


Julia Serda
Julia Serda
Anna Pavlovna
Julia Serda
Anna Pavlovna


Nato Vachnadze
Nato Vachnadze
Masha, gypsy girl
Nato Vachnadze
Masha, gypsy girl


Gustav Diessl
Gustav Diessl
Karenin
Gustav Diessl
Karenin


Vladimir Uralskiy
Vladimir Uralskiy
Petushkov
Vladimir Uralskiy
Petushkov


Vera Maretskaya
Vera Maretskaya
Pretty lady
Vera Maretskaya
Pretty lady


Daniil Vvedenskiy
Daniil Vvedenskiy
Artemyev
Daniil Vvedenskiy
Artemyev


Porfiri Podobed
Porfiri Podobed
Priest
Porfiri Podobed
Priest
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