Crime and Punishment
Synopsis
This French filmization of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment stars Pierre Blanchar as sociopathic student Raskolnikov and Harry Baur as humanist detective Porfiry. Believing himself intellectually above the law, Raskolnikov kills a despicable old shopkeeper. He is certain that he has no conscience to bother him, but he is eventually forced to confront himself by the kindly but diligent Porfiry. The like-vintage Hollywood version of Crime and Punishment ended with Raskolnikov's surrender. The French version (original title: Crime et Chatiment) adheres to the original novel, detailing the student's lifelong search for forgiveness after he is released from prison.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (25)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Général Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : Editions René Château
- French distribution : Les Grands Spectacles Cinématographiques
Full credits (12)
- Assistant Director : Louis Daquin
- Dialogue Writer : Marcel Aymé
- Author of original work : Fiodor Dostoïevski
- Producer : Christian Stengel
- Sound Recordist : Guy Moreau
- Screenwriters : Pierre Chenal, Christian Stengel, Vladimir Strijewski
- Director of Photography : Joseph-Louis Mundwiller
- Camera Operator : René Colas
- Production Manager : Christian Stengel
- Editor : André Galitzine
- Production Designer : Aimé Bazin
- Music Composer : Arthur Honegger
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Literary adaptation
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1935
- French release : 17/05/1935
- Runtime : 1 h 47 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 233
- Visa issue date : 15/02/1946
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
