The Living Corpse / Nights of Fire

The Living Corpse / Nights of Fire

A Feature film by Marcel L'Herbier

Produced by Ciné Alliance

Release in France : 16/04/1937

Synopsis

Andreiv, a public prosecutor, decides to sacrifice himself so that his wife can be freed to be with the man she really loves. Just as he is about ready to kill himself, someone saves him. However, the villagers assume that he has been killed by his wife.

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Executive Producer :

Film exports/foreign sales :

About

An adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "The Living Corpse"

Full credits (14)

Assistant Director :

Author of original work :

Screenwriters :

Marcel L'Herbier, T.H. Robert

Sound Recordist :

Robert Teisseire

Production Manager :

Simon Schiffrin

Production Designers :

Eugène Lourie, Guy de Gastyne

Choreographer :

Dialogue Writer :

Producer :

Gregor Rabinovitch

Director of Photography :

Camera Operator :

Editor :

Music Composer :

Costume designer :

Georges Annenkov

Technical details

Feature film

Genres :

Fiction

Sub-genre :

Drama

Themes :

Justice

Production language :

French

Original French-language productions :

Unknown

Nationality :

100% French

Production year :

1937

French release :

16/04/1937

Runtime :

1 h 38 min

Current status :

Released

Visa number :

1826

Visa issue date :

21/09/1939

Approval :

Unknown

Production formats :

35mm

Color type :

Black & White

Aspect ratio :

1.37

Audio format :

Mono

Posters (1)

Director

Marcel L'Herbier

Marcel L'Herbier

Le Père de Mademoiselle (1953), Sins of Pompeii (1948), Stolen Affections (1948)