Miniseries (1979)
Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
Release date: 1979-05-22
Novel: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Episodes (3):
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1. Part 1
Rodion Raskolnikov, a poor and isolated student, is sure of only one thing: all great men are above the law in all ways. Deeply in debt, he puts his theory to the ultimate test: murder.
Release date: 1979-05-22
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2. Part 2
Raskolnikov, having brutally murdered the old pawnbroker and her half-sister, flees from the scene of crime.
Release date: 1979-05-29
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3. Part 3
Paranoid that Porfiry suspects him, Raskolnikov promises to tell Sonia who killed the pawnbroker and her sister. He has returned to his room, unaware that a greater danger awaits.
Release date: 1979-06-05
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Fiona Glassbrook - Polenka Ivánovna, Nicky Stoter - Kolya Ivánovna, Francesca Gerrard - Lida Ivánovna
Crew - click here to expand
Tony Abbott - Production Design, Robin Fraser-Paye - Costume Design, Kenneth MacMillan - Director of Photography, Chick Anthony - Sound, Jonathan Powell - Producer, Fyodor Dostoevsky - Novel, Francis Shaw - Original Music Composer, Betty Willingale - Script Editor