Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment (1917)

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.

Date of release
1917-02-25
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Lawrence B. McGill

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Lawrence B. McGill and starring Derwent Hall Caine, Cherrie Coleman and Lydia Knott. Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel of the same title, it shifts the setting to portray the protagonist as a Russian immigrant in America.

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