Crime and Punishment

• Director: Pierre Chenal
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Psychological Drama, Crime Drama
• Themes: Crisis of Conscience, Redemption
• Main Cast: Harry Baur, Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine Ozeray, Marcelle Geniat, Lucienne Lemarchand, Alexandre Rignault
• Release Year: 1935
• Country: FR
• Run Time: 110 minutes

Plot

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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Harry Baur - Porphyre
• Pierre Blanchar - Raskolnikov
• Madeleine Ozeray - Sonia
• Marcelle Geniat - Mme. Raskoinikov
• Lucienne Lemarchand - Dounia
• Alexandre Rignault - Raxoumikhine

Magdelaine Berubet - Aliona; Aimé Clariond - Loujine; Sylvie - Catherine Ivanovna; Delaitre - Marmeladov; Paulette Elambert - Polia; Catherine Hessling - Elisabeth; Georges Douking - Nicolas; Claire Gérard - Nastassia

Credit

Pierre Chenal - Director, Andre Galitzine - Editor, Arthur Honegger - Composer (Music Score), René Colas - Cinematographer, Joseph-Louis Mundviller - Cinematographer, Pierre Chenal - Screenwriter, Marcel Ayme - Screenwriter, Christian Stengel - Screenwriter, Vladimir Strijewski - Screenwriter, Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Book Author

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