About
Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small provincial town and begins to proposition the local landowners. These landowners are revealed to be so petty and avaricious that not even Chichikov’s amazing offer can be worked to his advantage on them. Some stall, some refuse for no obvious reasons, some promise and then renege, and others want “in on the deal.” In the end, Chichikov, having concluded that the landowners are a hopeless lot, leaves for other regions.
Director
Studio
Gosteleradio USSR, Mosfilm
Original Title
Мертвые души
Original Language
Russian
Cast
Full credits →A
Aleksandr Trofimov
Nikolai Gogol
A
Aleksandr Kalyagin
Chichikov
Y
Yuri Bogatyryov
Manilov
L
Larisa Udovichenko
Manilov's wife
T
Tamara Nosova
Korobochka
V
Viktor Sergachyov
Mizhuyev
M
Mariya Vinogradova
Mavra
I
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Plushkin
V
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Sobakevich
I
Inna Churikova
Lady, nice in every respect
L
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
Lady, just nice
A
Aleksandr Pyatkov
P
Pyotr Merkuryev
V
Viktor Shulgin
I
Irina Brazgovka
A
Aleksandr Novikov
Poruchik
T
Taisiya Lytvynenko
