The House of the Dead (1932)
- Original title
- Мёртвый дом
- Directed by
- Vasily Fyodorov
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man is sent to a Siberian prison and endures the harsh conditions alongside other inmates. The film follows their daily struggles and interactions within the prison walls.
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What happens
The House of the Dead (Russian: Мёртвый дом, romanized: Myortvyy dom) is a 1932 Russian film directed by Vasili Fyodorov from a script by Viktor Shklovsky, based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Shklovsky changed the name of the script several times, eventually calling it The House of the Dead (Mertvyi dom). The film stars Nikolay Khmelyov, Nikolay Podgorny, Nikolai Vitovtov and Mikhail Zharov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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