May 17, 1935
Release Date

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Crime and Punishment (1935)

Name: Crime and Punishment
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1935-05-17

1h 47m

Running Time

May 17, 1935
Release Date

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Plot.

Pierre Chenal's adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel, starring Pierre Blanchar and Harry Baur. Bears the influence of German Expressionism and serves as an early forerunner of poetic realism.

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Release Date
May 17, 1935

Original Name
Crime et Châtiment

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 47m

Genres
Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-11

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Crime and Punishment (French: Crime et châtiment) is a 1935 French crime drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and produced by Michel Kagansky starring Harry Baur, Pierre Blanchar and Madeleine Ozeray. It is an adaptation of the 1866 novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The same year a separate American film adaptation was made featuring Peter Lorre.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. Chenal rejected Bazin's original designs as too realistic and historically faithful, as he wished to create a more expressionist ambience for the film.