16mm SCOPE PD Feature Film: CRIME & PUNISHMENT Russian 3 1/2 Hours Long with English SubTitles B&W 1969 Movie! Start Price USD 395.00 Current Price USD 395.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 17, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Location Long Beach, California See more about '16mm SCOPE PD Feature Film: CRIME & PUNISHMENT Russian' Description This is a RARE, Very Good to EXCELLENT condition, vintage ORIGINAL 16mm, B&W sound CINEMASCOPE movie print of the compelling 1969 Russian crime-thriller drama feature length motion picture classic titled... "CRIME AND PUNISHMENT" aka Prestupleniye i Nakazaniye Director: Lev Kulidzhanov This great Russian adaptation of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment comes as close as possible to being the definitive version. It is difficult to believe that anything was left out of this mammoth 220-minute two-part WideScreen film undertaking. Georgi Taratorkin stars as Raskolnikov, the impressionable student who believes himself to be above the law-and commits murder to prove his theory. Innokenti Smoktunovskiy, best known for his brilliant interpretation of the title character in the Russian "Hamlet" (1964), costars as police inspector Porfiry, who humbly but diligently wears down Raskolnikov's alibi. CAST: Georgi Taratorkin - Raskolnikov Victoria Fyodorova - Dunya Tatyana Bedova - Sonja Yevgeny Lebedev - Marmeladov Yefim Kopelyan - Svidrigailov Maya Bulgakova - Catherina Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-law student, kills an old pawnbroker and her sister, perhaps for money, perhaps to prove a theory about being above the law. He comes to police attention through normal procedures (he was the victim's client), but his outbursts make him the prime suspect of the clever Porfiry. Meanwhile, life swirls around Raskolnikov: his mother and sister come to the city followed by two older men seeking his sister's hand; he meets a drunken clerk who is then killed in a traffic accident, and he falls in love with the man's daughter, Sonia, a young prostitute. She urges him to confess, promising to follow him to Siberia. Will he accept responsibility? Anyone with a love of Dostoyevsky's classic novel cannot fail to be enraptured by this marvellous film. It captures the heart and soul of that complex tale more closely than any other version. The scope picture is visually stunning and the casting is immaculate. Some of the performances are quite breathtaking; Georgi Taratorkin is totally convincing as the haunted, conflicted Raskolnikov, depths of emotions playing in his dark, expressive eyes; Maya Bulgakova tugs at the heartstrings as the wretched Katerina Ivanovna; Innokenti Smoktunovsky puts in a masterly performance as Porfiry, playing him with a regretful, fatherly air whilst Tatyana Bedova is simply sublime as a beautiful, fragile, holy Sonia. It is a darkly claustrophobic film .... a cinematic masterpiece.It is my understanding that this film title is in the PUBLIC DOMAIN. This is a VERY RARE ANAMORPHIC print that requires a special CinemaScope lens for the proper WideScreen projection! This UNCUT, AGFA B&W ORIGINAL print is mounted on THREE 2000 foot reels and one 1600 foot reel... ready to project! This is a RUSSIAN language movie with ENGLISH subtitles...COMPLETE with all titles and an Intermission card! There is no vinegar smell or warping!The image shown is for illustration only. With 11,900+ Positive Ebay Feedbacks, You may bid/buy with confidence.  Motion Picture Films ship via USPS Media mail within the USA. This service can sometimes take up to 20 business days for delivery. We will send via Priority mail for an extra charge at your request. If you want insurance, you must pay for it as we are not responsible for any loss or damage without it. We mail WORLDWIDE! Please check out my cool ebay store...click here for MORE movies ONLY listed thereand great film supplies! Place a Bid!