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Crime and Punishment

1956 · 107 min

A heavy, brooding descent into guilt, with a proud man's conscience slowly crushing him in grim, austere surroundings.

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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • morality
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Georges Lampin
Written by
Charles Spaak
Starring
Jean Gabin, Marina Vlady, Ulla Jacobsson, Bernard Blier, Robert Hossein, Gaby Morlay, Gabrielle Fontan, Gérard Blain
Music
Maurice Thiriet
Cinematography
Claude Renoir
Runtime
107 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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