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A murder draws a troubled student, a detective, and a young woman into an inquiry into guilt and conscience. Three actors perform multiple roles in Campbell and Columbus’s 90-minute adaptation of Dostoevsky’s novel.
In a Siberian prison camp, political prisoner Goryanchikov is flogged and befriends the young Alyeya, whom he teaches to read and write. The prisoners recount episodes from their pasts and stage plays; Goryanchikov is eventually pardoned and released.
In Mordasovo, Zina loves the fugitive revolutionary Fedya, who is gravely ill. Her mother, Maria Alexandrowna, hopes to marry Zina to an aging prince so his wealth can help Fedya, while Paul, who loves Zina, disparages her lover and destroys Fedya’s plea to see her. Maria flatters the prince into proposing. The next day, Paul convinces the confused prince that the proposal was a dream, but Maria has arranged a wedding gathering. Zina reveals that she agreed to the scheme only for money and loves Fedya. The prince forgives her, but a servant reports Fedya has died. Later, Zina and her mother leave town; Zina enters a loveless marriage.
A murder draws a troubled student, a detective, and a young woman into an inquiry into guilt and conscience. Three actors perform multiple roles in Campbell and Columbus’s 90-minute adaptation of Dostoevsky’s novel.
In a Siberian prison camp, political prisoner Goryanchikov is flogged and befriends the young Alyeya, whom he teaches to read and write. The prisoners recount episodes from their pasts and stage plays; Goryanchikov is eventually pardoned and released.
In Mordasovo, Zina loves the fugitive revolutionary Fedya, who is gravely ill. Her mother, Maria Alexandrowna, hopes to marry Zina to an aging prince so his wealth can help Fedya, while Paul, who loves Zina, disparages her lover and destroys Fedya’s plea to see her. Maria flatters the prince into proposing. The next day, Paul convinces the confused prince that the proposal was a dream, but Maria has arranged a wedding gathering. Zina reveals that she agreed to the scheme only for money and loves Fedya. The prince forgives her, but a servant reports Fedya has died. Later, Zina and her mother leave town; Zina enters a loveless marriage.