Dostoevsky's Crime & Punishment (Film in English)

[Harlow Robinson]

I also like the 1935 Paramount version directed by Josef von Sternberg (The Scarlet Empress, The Blue Angel) with Peter Lorre as Raskolnikov (not long after "M") and Mrs.Patrick Campbell as the pawnbroker.

Prof.Harlow Robinson
Northeastern University


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>From: Inna Caron <caron.4 at OSU.EDU>
>Sent: Oct 19, 2006 11:42 AM
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>Yes, Ben Kingsley plays Porfiry Petrovich, and there are other famous
>actors in this version (Patrick Dempsey from Grey's Anatomy as
>Raskolnikov and Julie Delpy as Sonya). The director, however, took quite
>a few liberties in the attempt to present Raskolnikov in a more
>favorable light.
>
>There is a 1980 BBC mini-series, starring John Hurt, meticulously
>following the text, but a bit lackluster. It is also 6 hours long.
>
>I use clips from both in class, for different reasons.
>
>Inna Caron
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>Graduate Senator (College of Humanities)
>The Ohio State University
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>[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Andrew Otty
>Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 3:57 AM
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>English)
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>I have seen a made-for-TV version, which I believe was the one with Ben 
>Kingsley. It was a few years ago, but my memory is that it wasn't a bad 
>effort!
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Sohail Abdullah" <sohail.abdullah at GMAIL.COM>
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>Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:08 AM
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>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Can anybody please recommend some english version of 'Crime and
>> Punishment' by Dostoevsky?
>>
>>
>> Best reagards
>>
>> sohail
>>
>>
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