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title: 'The House of the Dead (1932)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vasily Fyodorov'
released: '1932-04-10'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-house-of-the-dead-1932'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023256/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The House of the Dead (1932)

1932 · 91 min · Drama, History · Soviet Union

Original title: Мёртвый дом

## Synopsis

The House of the Dead 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. The film stars Nikolay Khmelyov, Nikolay Podgorny, Nikolai Vitovtov and Mikhail Zharov.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vasily Fyodorov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasily-fyodorov)
- **Screenplay:** [Vasily Fyodorov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasily-fyodorov), [Viktor Shklovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-shklovsky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vladimir Kryukov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-kryukov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vasili Pronin](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasili-pronin)

## Cast

- [Nikolai Podgorny](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-podgorny)
- [Mikhail Zharov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-zharov)
- [Nikolay Khmelyov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolay-khmelyov)

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