Name: Crime and Punishment
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-03-18
Duration: 2 h 15 min
Cast: Shoukry Sarhan, Magda Al Sabahi, Zahrat Al-Ola, Mahmood Al-Meleji, Raoheya Khaled

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Former student Hosni is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Hosni struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

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Directed by: Ibrahim Emara
Written by: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Mohamed Osman
Music by: Fouad El-Zahry

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Facts

March 18, 1957 · 2 h 15 min · Violence

Released: March 18, 1957
Runtime: 2 h 15 min
Content: Violence
Genres: Drama
Original language: Arabic
Made in: Egypt

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4 questions, like "Is Crime and Punishment worth watching?"

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Is Crime and Punishment worth watching?

69

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69 (IMDb 6.9).

Will I feel good after watching Crime and Punishment?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is Crime and Punishment plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Crime and Punishment in English?

Arabic

No, it was made in Arabic.