Crime and Punishment U.S.A.
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Crime and Punishment U.S.A. is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Denis Sanders, written by Walter Newman and starring George Hamilton in his first screen role.[1] The film was released on November 1, 1959.
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Directed by | Denis Sanders |
Screenplay by | Walter Newman |
Based on | Crime and Punishment 1866 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
Produced by | Terry Sanders |
Starring | Mary Murphy Frank Silvera Marian Seldes John Harding George Hamilton |
Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
Edited by | Merrill G. White |
Music by | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
Distributed by | Allied Artists |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The New York Times called the film "a beat generation version"[2][3] of the novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The film differs from the book in some of its plot elements and characterizations, and it takes place in contemporary Santa Monica rather than in 19th-century Russia.