Crime and Punishment (1935 French film)
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Crime and Punishment (French: Crime et châtiment) is a 1935 French crime drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and produced by Michel Kagansky starring Harry Baur, Pierre Blanchar and Madeleine Ozeray.[1][2] It is an adaptation of the 1866 novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The same year a separate American film adaptation was made featuring Peter Lorre.
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French | Crime et châtiment |
Directed by | Pierre Chenal |
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Based on | Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky |
Produced by | Michel Kagansky |
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Cinematography | René Colas Joseph-Louis Mundwiller |
Edited by | André Galitzine |
Music by | Arthur Honegger |
Production company | Général Productions |
Distributed by | Les Grands Spectacles Cinématographiques |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. Chenal rejected Bazin's original designs as too realistic and historically faithful, as he wished to create a more expressionist ambience for the film.[3]