Crime and Punishment (2002 Russian film)
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| Directed by | Menahem Golan |
| Produced by |
Evgeny Afineevsky Vladislav Dolzhenko Menahem Golan Ivan Mendzheritsky Galina Tuchinsky |
| Written by |
Fyodor Dostoyevsky (novel) Menahem Golan (as Joseph Goldman) |
| Starring |
Crispin Glover Vanessa Redgrave John Hurt Margot Kidder |
| Music by | Robert O. Ragland |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Josef von Sternberg |
| Edited by | Carolle Alain |
| Distributed by |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer New Cannon |
Release dates | June 2002 (Russia) |
Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country |
United States Poland Russia |
| Language | English |
Crime and Punishment is a 2002 film adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel of the same name. The film starred Crispin Glover and Vanessa Redgrave and was directed by Menahem Golan.
Plot
Though the novel Crime and Punishment was written and set in the 19th century, this film version takes place in the then-future setting of the early 21st century. Rodion Raskolnikov, a student in his twenties who lives in Moscow, has published a paper which he argues that certain superior individuals can legitimately ignore laws, even the law against murder. He acts out this arrogant theory by murdering an old woman, a pawnbroker, and her sister who accidentally witnesses the crime. In the aftermath, Raskolnikov is increasingly tortured by his conscience.
Cast
- Crispin Glover as Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov
- Vanessa Redgrave as Rodion's mother
- John Hurt as Porfiry, chief investigator
- Margot Kidder as Mrs. Katerina Marmeladova
- John Neville as Marmeladov, Sonia's alcoholic father
- Sophie Ward as Dunia, Rodion's sister
- Patricia Hayes as Alyona Ivanovna, old pawnbroker
- Theodore Bikel as Captain Koch
- Clive Revill as Zamyotov
- Matt Servitto as Razumikhin, Rodion's friend
- Avital Dicker as Sonia Marmeladova, prostitute
- Ron Perlman as Dusharo.
Release
The release of the film has been restricted by legal matters that left it seized in a bankruptcy lien.[1]
References
- ↑ Paul, Louis (2007). Tales from the cult film trenches: interviews with 36 actors from horror, science fiction and exploitation cinema. McFarland.
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