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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

I am Sonya! You don't know who or what I am... the police know! They know I'm in love with a murderer! But a woman like me might still save a man's soul!

19356.21h 28m

Overview

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Written by Joseph Anthony, S.K. Lauren, Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Top Cast

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Inspector Porfiry

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Roderick Raskolnikov

Marian Marsh

Marian Marsh

Sonya

Tala Birell

Tala Birell

Antonya Raskolnikov

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Raskolnikov

Robert Allen

Robert Allen

Dmitri

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Grilov

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Lushin

C

Charles Waldron

University president

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Editor

Trailer

Themes & Keywords

murderpawnshoppolice inspectorcriminology

About Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment is a crime, drama film released in 1935 exploring themes of murder, pawnshop, police inspector, criminology. Directed by Josef von Sternberg, it stars Edward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian Marsh. Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

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