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.
Keywords:
Silent film
Expressionism
German expressionism
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Character: Rodion Raskolnikow
Character: Seine Mutter
Character: Seine Schwester
Character: Rasumichin
Character: Marmeladow