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Crime et châtiment
1956 Crime Drama
Review
This respectable adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment”
takes the imaginative step of setting the story in present day France, making it relevant
to a contemporary audience. Strong performances are given by its stars, Robert Hossein
(who plays the Raskolnikov character) and Jean Gabin. Although not a bad effort,
the film lacks the impact of Pierre Chenal’s 1935
adaptation of the same title.
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Director:
Georges Lampin
Starring: Jean Gabin, Marina Vlady, Ulla Jacobsson, Bernard Blier, Robert Hossein Synopsis
Proud of his position in society and of his intelligence, René Brunel believes
that bourgeois notions of morality do no apply to him. To prove his point he murders
an old woman in cold blood. Pursued by Commissaire Gallet, taunted by a prostitute
whom he befriends, René soon realises he was wrong. His conscience will not
allow him to forget the crime that he has committed…
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