Crime and Punishment (2002 Russian film)

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Crime and Punishment
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Directed by Menahem Golan
Written byMenahem Golan (as Joseph Goldman)
Based on Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Produced by Evgeny Afineevsky
Vladislav Dolzhenko
Menahem Golan
Ivan Mendzheritsky
Galina Tuchinsky
Starring Crispin Glover
Vanessa Redgrave
John Hurt
Margot Kidder
CinematographyNicholas Josef von Sternberg
Edited byCarolle Alain
Music by Robert O. Ragland
Production
companies
Crime and Punishment Productions Limited
New Cannon
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 2002 (2002-06)(Russia)
Running time
126 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Poland
Russia
LanguageEnglish

Crime and Punishment is a 2002 American-Russian-Polish drama film written and directed by Menahem Golan and starring Crispin Glover and Vanessa Redgrave. It is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1866 novel of the same name. The film was filmed in 1993 but not released until 2002.

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Plot

Though the story of Crime and Punishment was written and set in the 19th century, this film version takes place in the then-future setting of the late 20th century. Rodion Raskolnikov, a student in his twenties who lives in Moscow, has published a paper in which he argues that certain superior individuals can legitimately ignore laws, even those against murder. He acts out this arrogant theory by murdering an old woman, who is a pawnbroker, and her sister, who accidentally witnesses the crime. In the aftermath, Raskolnikov is increasingly tortured by his conscience.

Cast

Release

The release of the film had been restricted by legal matters that left it seized in a bankruptcy lien. [1] It was eventually released in the UK on DVD by Prism Leisure Corporation. [2]

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References

  1. Paul, Louis (2007). Tales from the cult film trenches: interviews with 36 actors from horror, science fiction and exploitation cinema. McFarland.
  2. "Crime and Punishment" . Retrieved 25 November 2018 via Amazon.