Crime and Punishment | Adaptations
The appeal of this story can be estimated by the number and variety of stage and motion picture adaptations. Among these, the most prominent are a Polish stage adaptation by L. Schiller; a 1932 French version by Gaston Baty; and the 1946 adaptation by R. Ackland and L. Irving—this British version starred John Gielgud as Raskolnikov and was performed in the United States. There is also an opera by Prokofiev taken from the novel.
Motion picture versions are numerous. The two English language adaptations of note are the 1935 movie written by S. K. Lauren and Joseph Anthony, and...
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