Drama · Germany · 1923 · 2h 22m

Crime and Punishment

Raskolnikow

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Director
Robert Wiene
Cast
Gregori Chmara as Rodion Raskolnikow Elisabeta Skulskaja as Seine Mutter Alla Tarasova as Seine Schwester Andrei Zhilinsky as Rasumichin Mikhail Tarkhanov as Marmeladow Mariya Germanova as seine Frau
Crew
Willy Goldberger — Director of Photography Robert Wiene — Writer Fyodor Dostoevsky — Novel Hans Neumann — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
silent filmexpressionismgerman expressionism
Key Collaborators
Robert Wiene Director Willy Goldberger Director of Photography Robert Wiene Writer Fyodor Dostoevsky Novel Hans Neumann Producer
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