A Corpse Living (1918)
"The Living Corpse" - Fedor Protasov is tormented by the thought that his wife Liza never really made a clear choice between him and Victor Karenin, a more conventional rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer Mascha. Meanwhile, his wife Liza, presuming him dead, marries the other man, Victor.
Released: Oct 14, 1918
Runtime: 80 minutes
Stars: Vera Kholodnaya, Vladimir Maksimov, Olga Rakhmanova, Ossip Runitsch
Crew: Leo Tolstoy (Theatre Play), Alexander Ryllo (Director of Photography), Vladimir Siversen (Director of Photography), Cheslav Sabinsky (Director), Cheslav Sabinsky (Screenplay), Aleksei Utkin (Production Design)