Dead Souls (1960 film) explained

Dead Souls
Director:	Leonid Trauberg
Starring:	Vladimir Belokurov Viktor Stanitsyn Boris Livanov Alexey Gribov Anastasia Zuyeva
Music:	Vladimir Rubin
Cinematography:	Konstantin Brovin
Editing:	Tatyana Likhachyova
Studio:	Mosfilm
Runtime:	104 minutes
Country:	Soviet Union
Language:	Russian

Dead Souls (Russian: Мёртвые души|Myortvye dushi) is a 1960 Soviet comedy-drama film directed by Leonid Trauberg based on the Moscow Art Theatre's stage production of "Dead Souls".^[1]

Cast

• Vladimir Belokurov - Chichikov
• Viktor Stanitsyn - Governor
• Boris Livanov - Nozdryov
• Alexey Gribov - Sobakevich
• Anastasia Zuyeva - Korobochka
• Boris Petker - Plyushkin
• Yuri Leonidov - Manilov
• Sophia Garrel - governor
• Alexey Zhiltsov - Alexei Ivanovich, Chief of Police
• Mikhail Yanshin - Ivan Andreevich, postmaster
• Sergei Kalinin - Selifan, Chichikov's coachman
• Olga Wicklund - Anna, a lady agreeable in all respects
• Lyudmila Makarova - Sophia Ivanovna, simply a nice lady
• Victoria Radunskaya - the governor's daughter
• Nina Agapova - lady at the ball (uncredited)
• Yuri Nikulin - Waiter (uncredited)

Notes and References

1. Soviet Film - Issue 2 - Page 105 1962 THE OVERCOAT (1959) DEAD SOULS (1960) gifted actor's every word and gesture sparkles with Gogol's humour. ... Director Leonid Trauberg's film of "Dead Souls" (1960) is based on the Moscow Art Theatre's stage production and stresses ...