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The Corpse tells the sordid tale of three brothers, odious and blind money-grabbers who murdered a young peasant for the tidy sum he had won in the lottery. An ageing whore discovers their secret and treacherously sets up between the two murderers a rivalry for her affections. They finish up each killing the other, whilst the idiot brother scatters to the four winds their ill-gotten gains.

Keywords

  • Belgian cinema
  • Belgische Drama
  • België
  • Cinema Classics

Actors

  • Constant Remy
  • Gina Manès
  • René Herdé
  • Marcelle Dambremont
  • E.G. De Meyst
  • André Gevrey
  • Robert Maufras
  • Lucien Prad
  • Maurice De Groote

Director

  • E.G. de Meyst


1h 7min


-10

ENGLISH

Belgium
1936
The Corpse tells the sordid tale of three brothers, odious and blind money-grabbers who murdered a young peasant for the tidy sum he had won in the lottery. An ageing whore discovers their secret and treacherously sets up between the two murderers a rivalry for her affections. They finish up each killing the other, whilst the idiot brother scatters to the four winds their ill-gotten gains.

The Corpse tells the sordid tale of three brothers, odious and blind money-grabbers who murdered a young peasant for the tidy sum he had won in the lottery. An ageing whore discovers their secret and treacherously sets up between the two murderers a rivalry for her affections. They finish up each killing the other, whilst the idiot brother scatters to the four winds their ill-gotten gains.


Cast & Crew

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Director

E.G. de Meyst

constant-remy

Cast

Constant Remy

gina-manes

Cast

Gina Manès

rene-herde

Cast

René Herdé

marcelle-dambremont

Cast

Marcelle Dambremont

e-g-de-meyst

Cast

E.G. De Meyst

andre-gevrey

Cast

André Gevrey

robert-maufras

Cast

Robert Maufras

lucien-prad

Cast

Lucien Prad

maurice-de-groote

Cast

Maurice De Groote


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