TV SERIES

Dead Souls

8.0/10
TMDB5 votes
Original: 1 seasons

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.

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About Dead Souls

Dead Souls (1984) is a TV series in the comedy, drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Aleksandr Kalyagin, Vitaliy Shapovalov, Aleksey Zaytsev, Aleksandr Trofimov.

Released
Original language
Seasons
1
Episodes
5
Status
Ended
Production countries
Soviet Union
Production companies
Mosfilm
Writers
Mikhail Shveitser

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What is Dead Souls about?

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.

Who stars in Dead Souls?

Aleksandr Kalyagin, Vitaliy Shapovalov, Aleksey Zaytsev, Aleksandr Trofimov. See the cast cards above for character names.

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