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Crime and Punishment (1945)

Crime and Punishment poster
Original title
Brott och straff
Directed by
Hampe Faustman
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor student in Stockholm murders an old pawnbroker and then struggles with guilt and paranoia as he tries to avoid detection. The film follows his psychological torment and interactions with a detective who suspects him.

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What happens

Crime and Punishment (Swedish: Brott och straff) is a 1945 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Faustman, Gunn Wållgren, Sigurd Wallén and Elsie Albiin. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Harald Garmland. It is an adaptation of the 1866 novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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