Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступление и наказание) is a 1969 Soviet drama film in two parts directed by Lev Kulidzhanov, based on the eponymous 1866 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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Plot
Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished former law student, kills an old pawnbroker and, unexpectedly, her innocent sister, partly to obtain money and partly to test his theory that “extraordinary men” are above the moral constraints that bind ordinary people. Although he attempts to evade suspicion, Raskolnikov comes to the attention of the police through standard investigation procedures, since he was a regular client of the victim. However, his erratic behavior and defensive outbursts soon attract the interest of the clever detective Porfiry Petrovich, who suspects Raskolnikov of the crime. Meanwhile, Raskolnikov’s life grows increasingly turbulent as his mother and sister arrive in the city, followed by two older suitors competing for his sister’s hand in marriage. Adding to his inner turmoil, Raskolnikov meets a drunken clerk who dies in an accident, leaving behind a daughter, Sonia, a young woman forced into prostitution to support her family.
As Raskolnikov spirals deeper into guilt and paranoia, his interactions with Sonia become a lifeline. Her selfless kindness and faith offer him a glimmer of redemption, and she ultimately convinces him to confess, promising to stand by him even if he is exiled to Siberia. Haunted by fear and moral conflict, Raskolnikov finally surrenders to the authorities, admitting his crime, with Sonia at his side as his hope for spiritual salvation.
Cast
Georgy Taratorkin as Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov
Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Porfiry Petrovitch
Tatyana Bedova as Sonya Marmeladova
Victoria Fyodorova as Avdotya Romanovna
Yefim Kopelyan as Svidrigailov
Yevgeni Lebedev as Marmeladov
Maya Bulgakova as Yekaterina Ivanovna
Irina Gosheva as Pulkheriya Aleksandrovna
Vladimir Basov as Luzhin
Aleksandr Pavlov as Razumikhin
Vladimir Belokurov as Innkeeper
Inna Makarova as Nastasya
Sergei Nikonenko as Nikolai
Valery Nosik as Zametov
Dzidra Ritenberga as Luiza Ivanovna
Ivan Ryzhov as Tit Vasilievich
Yuri Sarantsev as Lieutenant 'Powder'
Lyubov Sokolova as Yelizaveta
Vladimir Nosik as tavern servant