Product Details

• Actors: Edward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian Marsh, Tala Birell, Elisabeth Risdon
• Directors: Josef von Sternberg
• Writers: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Joseph Anthony, S.K. Lauren
• Producers: B.P. Schulberg
• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: June 23, 1994
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302783941
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,146 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! Old movies are GOOD MOVIES??!, September 16, 2002

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This review is from: Crime & Punishment [VHS] (VHS Tape)

We watched this movie after reading the book, and were so impressed with how the movie did a short but effective job of covering the thoughts and themes behind the book. I don't know if any modern movie could do what this old film did. My teenage sons LOVED IT. It will remain in our video library as a classic.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, August 14, 1999

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This review is from: Crime & Punishment [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I had to watch this movie as an assignment for school. I was really taken by surprise. Peter Lorre and Marian Marsh are some of the best actors I've ever had the good fortune to watch on the screen, and they make their characters really come alive and I felt genuine sympathy for them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just looking for bang-it-up action?, July 4, 2002

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This review is from: Crime & Punishment [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Hopefully not, because this film doesn't go for mass entertainment by means of hopelessly unrealistic action scenes; rather, this classic adaptation of the famous crime novel is stylishly photographed, strikingly directed, and sincerely acted. This version was a prominent example of great cinematography in my HUM205 cinema class. Watch it with an attentive eye and you will no doubt agree!