The Living Corpse
1952, Russian. Directed by Vladimir Vengerov.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Vladimir VengerovDirector
- Nikolai SimonovFyodor Vasilievich Protasov (Fedya)
- Galina IniutinaYelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova (Liza)
- Elizaveta TimeAnna Pavlovna, Liza's Mother
- Klavdiya TrofimovaSasha, Liza's Sister
- Anatoly DubenskyViktor Mikhailovich Karenin
- Elizaveta GikharevaAnna Dmitriyevna Karenina, Viktor's Mother
- Yakov MalyutinSergei Dmitriyevich Abrezkov, Knyaz
- Olga LebzakMasha the Gypsy
- Konstantin AdashevskyAfremov
- Aleksandr ChekayevskyIvan Petrovich Aleksandrov
- Mikhail YekaterininskiyPetushkov the Artist
- Aleksand KireyevArtemyev
Details
- Released
- 16 June 1952
- Original title
- Живой труп
- Country
- Soviet Union
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What The Living Corpse is based on
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The Living Corpse runs 170 minutes (2h 50m).
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The Living Corpse isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 June 1952. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Living Corpse?
The Living Corpse (1952) was directed by Vladimir Vengerov and stars Nikolai Simonov, Galina Iniutina, Elizaveta Time.
What is The Living Corpse based on?
The Living Corpse is adapted from a play or musical.