Crime and Punishment (1917 film)
| Crime and Punishment | |
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| Directed by | Lawrence B. McGill |
| Written by | Charles A. Taylor |
| Based on | Crime and Punishment 1866 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky |
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| Cinematography | Henry Cronjager |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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.[1]
Plot
Cast
- Derwent Hall Caine as Rodion Raskolnikoff
- Cherrie Coleman as Dounia, His Sister
- Lydia Knott as His Mother
- Carl Gerard as Razmouhin Porkovitch
- Sidney Bracey as Andreas Valeskoff
- Marguerite Courtot as Sonia Marmeladoff
- Robert W. Cummings as Porphyus
References
- ^ Wlaschin p.54
Bibliography
- Ken Wlaschin. Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland, 2009.
External links
- Crime and Punishment at IMDb
- Crime and Punishment at the TCM Movie Database
- Crime and Punishment at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films