Videodisc release of the televised adaptation of the novel by Dostoyevsky, first shown on BBC Television in 1979. John Hurt, Siân Phillips, Frank Middlemass, Beatrix Lehmann, Timothy West, and Anthony Bate.
Summary:
A desperate and impoverished student named Raskolnikov commits a murder, thinking he is above moral law, but eventually must confront his inner mind and consequences. This is an intense psychological study, terrifying murder mystery, and fascinating detective thriller, instilled with philosophical, religious and social commentary.
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