Student Raskolnikow, who has written an article about laws and crime, proposing the thesis that un-ordinary people can commit crimes if their actions are necessary for the benifit of mankind, murders an old woman, who operates a crooked loaning house, as well as her sister, who made the mistake of visiting her at the wrong time. He is suspected of the crime, but somebody else confesses to the murder.

Directed by: Robert Wiene
Written by: Robert Wiene
Runtime: 142 minutes
Cast:
Gregori Chmara Gregori Chmara
Rodion Raskolnikow 
Elisabeta Skulskaja Elisabeta Skulskaja
Seine Mutter 
Alla Tarasova Alla Tarasova
Seine Schwester 
Andrei Zhilinsky Andrei Zhilinsky
Rasumichin 
Mikhail Tarkhanov Mikhail Tarkhanov
Marmeladow 
Mariya Germanova Mariya Germanova
seine Frau 
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