Crime and Punishment (1935 American film)
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Crime and Punishment is a 1935 American drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg for Columbia Pictures.[1] The screenplay was adapted by Joseph Anthony and S.K. Lauren from Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel of the same title. The film stars Peter Lorre in the lead role of Raskolnikov (here named Roderick instead of Rodion).
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Directed by | Josef von Sternberg |
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Based on | Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky |
Produced by | B.P. Schulberg |
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Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
Edited by | Richard Cahoon |
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Production company | B.P. Schullberg Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Von Sternberg, who was contractually obliged to make the film, disliked it, later writing that it was "no more related to the true text of the novel than the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower is related to the Russian environment."[2]
The Library of Congress holds a print.[3]