''Crime and Punishment'' (Swedish: ''Brott och straff'') is a 1945 Swedish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Hampe Faustman
Erik "Hampe" Faustman (born Erik Stellan Chatham; 3 July 1919 – 26 August 1961) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1940 and 1961. He also directed 20 films between 1943 and 1955. He was married ...
and starring Faustman,
Gunn Wållgren
Gunn Wållgren (born Gunnel Margaret Haraldsdotter Wållgren; ; 16 November 1913 – 4 June 1983) was a Swedish actress.
Considered one of Sweden's better actresses, Wållgren was famous for her fragile and sensual way of acting and her inne ...
,
Sigurd Wallén
Sigurd Richard Engelbrekt Wallén (1 September 188420 March 1947) was a Swedish actor, film director, and singer.[Elsie Albiin
Elsie Albiin (17 December 1921 – 3 April 2009) was a Swedish actress born in Helsingborg. She appeared in several films, including 1953's '' Intimate Relations''. She was a widow for the last eleven years of her life. Her husband was Tony Fo ...]
.
[Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.152] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in
Stockholm
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Harald Garmland. It is an adaptation of the 1866 novel ''
Crime and Punishment
''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...
'' by
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...
.
Cast
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Hampe Faustman
Erik "Hampe" Faustman (born Erik Stellan Chatham; 3 July 1919 – 26 August 1961) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1940 and 1961. He also directed 20 films between 1943 and 1955. He was married ...
as Raskolnikov
*
Gunn Wållgren
Gunn Wållgren (born Gunnel Margaret Haraldsdotter Wållgren; ; 16 November 1913 – 4 June 1983) was a Swedish actress.
Considered one of Sweden's better actresses, Wållgren was famous for her fragile and sensual way of acting and her inne ...
as Sonja
*
Sigurd Wallén
Sigurd Richard Engelbrekt Wallén (1 September 188420 March 1947) was a Swedish actor, film director, and singer.[Elsie Albiin
Elsie Albiin (17 December 1921 – 3 April 2009) was a Swedish actress born in Helsingborg. She appeared in several films, including 1953's '' Intimate Relations''. She was a widow for the last eleven years of her life. Her husband was Tony Fo ...]
as Dunja
*
Georg Funkquist
Georg Funkquist (13 March 1900 – 23 October 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Stockholm.
Selected filmography
* '' The Red Day'' (1931)
* '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936)
* ''Mother Gets Married'' (1 ...
as Lusjin
*
Tekla Sjöblom
Tekla Sjöblom (21 July 1878 – 30 May 1967) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1916 and 1961.
Selected filmography
* ''Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922)
* '' Sealed Lips'' (1927)
* ''Modern Wives
''Modern Wives ...
as Modern
*
Toivo Pawlo
Toivo Pawlo (25 December 1917 – 14 June 1979) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1943 and 1978. At the 12th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for his role in the film ''Hello Baby''.
Selected filmog ...
as Rasumikin
*
Elsa Widborg as Aljona
*
Hugo Björne
Hugo Björne (4 February 1886 – 14 February 1966) was a Swedish film and theater actor.
Biography
Ernst Hugo Alexis Björne was born in Varberg in Halland, Sweden. He made his stage debut in 1907 and belonged to the acting company of Hjalmar ...
as Marmeladov
*
Lisskulla Jobs
Lisskulla Jobs (born Karin Helfrid Berglund; 25 June 1906 – 15 August 1996) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1925 and 1990.
Selected filmography
* ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925)
* '' The La ...
as Katarina
*
Harriett Philipson
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* Harriet (name), a female name ''(includes list of people with the name)''
Places
*Harriet, Queensland, rural locality in Australia
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* Harriett, Texas, ...
as Natascha
*
Bengt Ekerot
Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot (8 February 1920 – 26 November 1971) was a Swedish actor best known for portraying Death in ''The Seventh Seal'' (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman. In 1956, he directed the world premiere of '' Long Day's Journey i ...
as Studenten
*
Magnus Kesster
Magnus Kesster (29 July 1901 – 15 April 1975) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1937 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* ''The Pale Count'' (1937)
* ''Happy Vestköping'' (1937)
* ''A Cruise in the Albertina'' (1938 ...
as Polisofficeren
*
Josua Bengtson
Josua Bengtson (10 January 1882 – 15 December 1958) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Steene p.393 He appeared prolifically as a character actor in the theatre and in Swedish cinema following his debut during the silent era. Some of his final ...
as Constable
References
Bibliography
* Sundholm, John . ''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2012.
External links
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1945 films
1945 drama films
1940s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Hampe Faustman
Films set in the 19th century
Films set in Saint Petersburg
Swedish historical drama films
1940s historical drama films
Films based on Crime and Punishment
1940s Swedish films
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