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When The Dead Awaken

When The Dead Awaken

  • Overview
  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 25, 1926

Runtime

1h 7m

Genres

Comedy

Original Title

Когда пробуждаются мертвые

Production Companies

Gosvoenkino

Director

Aleksey Dmitriev

Description

The movie takes place in one of the Russian provincial cities during the Civil War. A local priest, together with the ex-estate manager buries count's treasures and disguises it as his nephew's funeral. And when his nephew Nikeshka Vonmiglasov, a former Wrangelian, suddenly appears, he understands that he can profit on his magical "resurrection".