Crime and Punishment (TV 1998)

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers:

Fyodor Dostoevsky (novel), David Stevens (teleplay)

Stars:

Patrick Dempsey, Ben Kingsley, Julie Delpy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Dempsey	...	Rodya Raskolnikov
Ben Kingsley	...	Porfiry
Julie Delpy	...	Sonia Marmeladova
Eddie Marsan	...	Dimitri
Lili Horváth	...	Dounia (as Lili Horvath)
Etela Pardo	...	Pulcheria
József Gyabronka	...	Louzhin (as Jozsef Gyabronka)
Richard Bremmer	...	Arkady
Carole Nimmons	...	Marfa
Penny Downie	...	Katerina
Michael Mehlmann	...	Semyon
Sara Toth	...	Polyenka
István Gass	...	Kolya
Enikõ Détár	...	Elizaveta (as Eniko Detar)
Maria Charles	...	Alena

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

remake | foreign language adaptation | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, NBC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 60 min (2 episodes) 87 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Since the film was shot using many Hungarian actors, the non-Hungarians were taught to speak their English lines with a Hungarian accent to add uniformity to the dialogue.

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Connections

Remake of Rikos ja rangaistus (1983)

User Reviews

A TV Movie Worth Watching for a Change

I have to admit that for a TV movie, I wasn't expecting much out of Crime and Punishment. However, as an avid reader of Dostoevsky, I felt I had to give it a chance. I read Crime and Punishment three years ago, and I loved it and welcomed the chance to see it acted out. I was pleasantly surprised! This was a wonderful adaptation of the novel. It stayed true to the wonderful storyline most of the time, and it was superbly acted. I don't know much about Russia in the nineteenth century, but this film really captured the time and really made me feel like I was there. It is certainly a great work, and anyone who loves Dostoevsky should see it.