The Living Corpse
1981, German. Directed by Otto Schenk.
Tsarist Russia: Lisa lives apart from her husband Fedya, who drinks too much, wastes his money and hangs around with gypsies. Her mother is pushing for a divorce, especially as her childhood friend Viktor Karenin, a well-to-do and wealthy man, loves her and would take her as his wife. Lisa's sister Sasha, on the other hand, advises her to keep Fedya...
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- German
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Cast & crew
- Otto SchenkDirector
- Helmuth LohnerFedja
- Marianne NentwichLisa
- Hartmut BeckerWiktor Karenin
- Lola MüthelAnna Karenina
- Lukas AmmannFürst Abreskow
- Angela SallokerAnna Pawlowna
- Anita LochnerSascha
- Sabine von MaydellMascha
- Bruno DallanskyUntersuchungsrichter
- Otto SchenkIwan Petrowitsch Alexandrow
- Karl MerkatzIwan
- Jennifer MinettiNastassja
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Original title
- Der lebende Leichnam
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Leo Tolstoy
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What The Living Corpse is based on
The Living Corpse is based on The Living Corpse (1900) by Leo Tolstoy.
1900
The Living Corpse
By Leo Tolstoy
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The Living Corpse isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Living Corpse?
The Living Corpse (1981) was directed by Otto Schenk and stars Helmuth Lohner, Marianne Nentwich, Hartmut Becker.
What is The Living Corpse based on?
The Living Corpse is based on The Living Corpse (1900) by Leo Tolstoy.