A very, very good movie. However, since they took almost three and half hours to develop a lot of the scenes and characters in the book that other, shorter versions leave out, I wonder at the following omissions. Sonia reads the text of the resurrection of Lazarus to Raskolnikov in their first critical scene together. Was this too religious for Soviet screen producers? Svidrigailov gives a large sum of money to a teenage girl to whom he was betrothed after saying foodbye to Raskolnikov and his sister, but this even more generous act than the others they did include is omitted, Finally, and most significantly,Raskolnikov's actual conversion to a realization of his fault does not occur until he has been in prison for several months. The novel indeed goes on for a least fifty pages, with quite significant developments after the point at which the movie ends.
Still, a highly commendable effort, and the best by far of the different versions I've managed to see.
Still, a highly commendable effort, and the best by far of the different versions I've managed to see.