Crime and Punishment (1979– )

Stars:

Francesca Gerrard, Fiona Glassbrook, John Hurt

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Francesca Gerrard	...	Lida (3 episodes, 1979)
Fiona Glassbrook	...	Polenka (3 episodes, 1979)
John Hurt	...	Raskolnikov (3 episodes, 1979)
Anne Orwin	...	Nastasya (3 episodes, 1979)
Christine Ozanne	...	St. Petersburg citizen (3 episodes, 1979)
Siân Phillips	...	Katerina Ivanovna (3 episodes, 1979)
Nicky Stoter	...	Kolya (3 episodes, 1979)
Anthony Bate	...	Svidrigailov (2 episodes, 1979)
Yvonne Coulette	...	Raskoinikov's Mother (2 episodes, 1979)
Gordon Gostelow	...	Accuser (2 episodes, 1979)
Colin Higgins	...	Nicolay (2 episodes, 1979)
Gertan Klauber	...	Porter at Pawnbroker's Flat (2 episodes, 1979)
Beatrix Lehmann	...	Pawnbroker (2 episodes, 1979)
Julie May	...	St. Petersburg citizen (2 episodes, 1979)
Frank Middlemass	...	Marmeladov (2 episodes, 1979)
Yolande Palfrey	...	Sonia Marmeladovna (2 episodes, 1979)
Frederick Radley	...	St. Petersburg citizen (2 episodes, 1979)
Prunella Ransome	...	Dounia (2 episodes, 1979)
Malcolm Tierney	...	Zametov (2 episodes, 1979)
David Troughton	...	Razumihin (2 episodes, 1979)
Carinthia West	...	Lizaveta (2 episodes, 1979)
Timothy West	...	Porfiry Petrovich (2 episodes, 1979)
Barbara Young	...	Mme. Lippevechsel (2 episodes, 1979)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | remake | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crime et châtiment

Filming Locations:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

225 min 225 min (3 parts)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Crime and Punishment (1945)

User Reviews

The best version for those who love the book...

Nowadays, many would find this mini-series overly talky, even for a TV drama. For example, in a scene of part one, actor Frank Middlemas grouses and weeps in self-pity for ten whole minutes! However, the sequence is straight out of chapter two of the novel, with most of the dialog included, and all in all, the whole mini-series is a very faithful adaptation. Yes, it may be talky, but the talk is good; few novelists were more philosophically ruminative than Dostoyevsky...

Some of the casting is first-rate. The other versions I've seen portray Raskolnikov as a somewhat demonic though poetical intellect--completely overlooking that, although a murderer, he can be often sensitive, sentimental, and even generous. John Hurt believably portrays all these qualities and he's a exemplary Raskolnikov, even if he is a little too old for the part. Timothy West is a brilliant Porfiry and his three scenes with John Hurt are model examples of nuanced and subtle acting and interacting.

This is a production for those who either love the book, or who want to love it.