Dead Souls (1909 film) explained

Dead Souls
Native Name:	ru|Мёртвые души
Director:	Pyotr Chardynin
Producer:	Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Cinematography:	Vladimir Siversen
Country:	Russian Empire

Dead Souls, (ru|Мёртвые души) is a 1909 Russian short comedy directed and written by Pyotr Chardynin.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

The film is based on the novel "Dead Souls" by Nikolay Gogol.

Starring

• Ivan Kamsky as Chichikov
• Vasili Stepanov as Sobakevich
• Antonina Pozharskaya as Plyushkin's cook
• Pyotr Chardynin as Nozdrev
• Aleksandra Goncharova as A quite simply pleasant lady
• L. Khrapovitskaya as A lady who is pleasant in all respects
• Ivan Potyomkin as Petrushka^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://ulpressa.ru/2018/02/09/rasskazali-o-legendarnom-kinorezhissere-v-lyumerah/ Рассказали о легендарном кинорежиссере в «Люмьерах»
2. https://www.segodnya.ua/lifestyle/showbiz/mertvym-dusham-hoholja-170-let-ekranizatsii-romana.html "Мертвым душам" Гоголя 170 лет: экранизации романа
3. https://www.gazeta.ru/culture/2009/04/02/a_2969459.shtml Как поссорились «две половинки»
4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347593/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Мертвые души (1909) Full Cast & Crew