Dead Souls
Мёртвые души
Synopsis
In "Dead Souls" Gogol posed the most pressing and painful questions of modern life. The very title of the poem had enormous revealing power; it carried, according to Herzen, “something terrifying”, “he could not name it otherwise; not the revisionists - dead souls, but all these Nozdryovs. Manilovs and all those like them are dead souls, and we meet them at every step..."
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Leonid Dyachkov
автор
Igor Gorbachyov
Чичиков
Oleg Basilashvili
Манилов
Klavdiya Fadeeva
Коробочка
Pavel Luspekayev
Ноздрев
Yuriy Tolubeev
Собакевич
Aleksandr Sokolov
Плюшкин
Konstantin Adashevsky
Governor
Elena Markina
Анна Григорьевна
Svetlana Karpinskaya
Софья Ивановна
Nikolai Boyarsky
Мижуев
Yuri Bublikov
Mikhail Danilov
кучер Селифан
Galina Demidova
молодая дама
Oleg Zorin
почтмейстер
Ivan Kireev
Inessa Kirillova
Tamara Konovalova
крестьянка
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Aleksandr Belinsky
- Screenplay & Story
- Roza Kopylova, Nikolai Gogol
- Original Title
- Мёртвые души
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Production Studios
- Leningrad Television
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Aleksandr Belinsky
Roza Kopylova, Nikolai Gogol
Mikhail Filippov
Department Leadership Roster
Aleksandr Belinsky
Director
Roza Kopylova
Writer
Mikhail Filippov
Director of Photography
Aleksandr Evgrafov
Production Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Dead Souls
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What is Dead Souls about?
In "Dead Souls" Gogol posed the most pressing and painful questions of modern life. The very title of the poem had enormous revealing power; it carried, according to Herzen, “something terrifying”, “he could not name it otherwise; not the revisionists - dead souls, but all these Nozdryovs. Manilovs and all those like them are dead souls, and we meet them at every step..."
Who directed Dead Souls?
Dead Souls was directed by Aleksandr Belinsky.
Who stars in Dead Souls?
The principal cast of Dead Souls includes Leonid Dyachkov, Igor Gorbachyov, Oleg Basilashvili, Klavdiya Fadeeva, Pavel Luspekayev.
When was Dead Souls released and how long is it?
Dead Souls was released in 1969 with a total runtime of 2h 30m.