Crime and Punishment (TV 2002)

Director:

Julian Jarrold

Writers:

Fyodor Dostoevsky (novel), Tony Marchant

Stars:

Kate Ashfield, Lara Belmont, Mark Benton

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kate Ashfield	...	Dounia
Lara Belmont	...	Sonya Marmeladova
Mark Benton	...	Zosimov
Birgitta Bernhard	...	Landlady
Leo Bill	...	Drinker
Gemma Bourne	...	Katerina's child
Matthew Bowyer	...	Drunk
Katrin Cartlidge	...	Katerina Ivanovna
Alice Connor	...	Polya
Shaun Dingwall	...	Razhumikin
Evelyn Doggart	...	Prostitute
Leo Dolan	...	Second director
David Haig	...	Luzhin
Martin Hancock	...	Koch
Rupert Holliday-Evans	...	Student

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

st. petersburg russia | murder | foreign language adaptation | based on novel

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bűn és bűnhődés

Filming Locations:

St. Petersburg, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

200 min 200 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Raskolnikov: Time to go.
Dounia: To turn yourself in?
Raskolnikov: Yes. But i don't know why.
Dounia: Because by taking your suffering, you'll be taking away half your crime.
Raskolnikov: Crime? Some crime. I killed a filthy old money lender, Dounia. A louse! I'm only going to confess because... I'm a coward. A mediocrity.

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Connections

Version of Crime and Punishment (1970)

User Reviews

T.V doesn't get much better than this

`Crime and Punishment' is a superb achievement.

The film makes great use of its St Petersburg location, brilliantly recreating the poverty stricken Russian streets of the 1860's. The camerawork is bold and imaginative - this would be impressive at the cinema

• on BBC2 it was an unexpected bonus. The viewer experiences the main

character's disorientated point of view. It is especially memorable in the frenetic, panic-stricken robbery, which makes you sweat and those bizarre dream sequences.

As a "period drama" (although that phrase seems strangely inappropriate for this production) this is obviously nothing like the usual Austen, Lawrence, Trollope et al but something far superior. One warning - the murder scene is HORRIBLE but if you think that that is a fault then blame Dostoevsky alone, for everyone involved has stuck so closely to the details and spirit of his novel. Personally, I found it necessary because of the initial impact it has on you, which becomes inexplicably diminished in memory as the film progresses and our sympathy with the murderer, grows.

The whole cast is impressive, especially Ian McDiamid (as the wily, cunning detective - Porfiry) ,Nigel Terry (as Raskolnikov's "evil double" Svidrigaïlov) and (my favourite) the ever-improving John Simm as the main character himself. John Simm is an actor I have always admired but one can't help but associate him with a contemporary setting. However, casting him as Raskolnikov was inspired and it is, to my mind, his best performance to date. Its astonishing how his rendition of the character is so immediately recognizable as the Raskolnikov from the novel (although you don't need to have read the book to appreciate his excellent performance). Handsome, bedraggled, intelligent, ailing, arrogant, benevolent, confused, likeable, troubled, regretful, - this is one of the most complex of characters but Simm pulls it off, making Crime and Punishment the most impressive drama to be shown on T.V in some time. Highly recommended