EndedCentral Television USSR1984-11-19

Dead Souls

Name: Dead Souls
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1984-11-19
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Aleksandr Kalyagin, Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina, Larisa Udovichenko, Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina, Aleksandr Trofimov

Мёртвые души

Comedy Drama~70 min

Seasons

Episodes

Networks

Central Television USSR

Countries

First aired

1984-11-19

Last aired

1984-11-23

Language

Rating

8.3 / 10

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Synopsis and details

Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small provincial town and begins to proposition the local landowners. These landowners are revealed to be so petty and avaricious that not even Chichikov’s amazing offer can be worked to his advantage on them. Some stall, some refuse for no obvious reasons, some promise and then renege, and others want “in on the deal.” In the end, Chichikov, having concluded that the landowners are a hopeless lot, leaves for other regions.