The Living Corpse
1929, Russian. Directed by Fyodor Otsep.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Fyodor OtsepDirector
- Vsevolod PudovkinFyodor Protasov
- Maria JacobiniYelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova
- Viola GardenSasha, Yelizaveta's sister
- Julia SerdaAnna Pavlovna
- Nato VachnadzeMasha, gypsy girl
- Gustav DiesslKarenin
- Vladimir UralskiyPetushkov
- Vera MaretskayaPretty lady
- Daniil VvedenskiyArtemyev
- Porfiri PodobedPriest
- Pyotr RepninCast
- Boris BarnetPickpocket
Details
- Released
- 14 February 1929
- Original title
- Живой труп
- Country
- Germany, Soviet Union
- Written by
- Anatoli Marienhof, Boris Gusman
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The Living Corpse runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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The Living Corpse isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 February 1929. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Living Corpse?
The Living Corpse (1929) was directed by Fyodor Otsep and stars Vsevolod Pudovkin, Maria Jacobini, Viola Garden.