Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступление и наказание) is a 1969 Soviet drama film in two parts directed by Lev Kulidzhanov, based on the eponymous 1866 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

However, his erratic behavior and defensive outbursts soon attract the interest of the clever detective Porfiry Petrovich, who suspects Raskolnikov of the crime.

Adding to his inner turmoil, Raskolnikov meets a drunken clerk who dies in an accident, leaving behind a daughter, Sonia, a young woman forced into prostitution to support her family.

Her selfless kindness and faith offer him a glimmer of redemption, and she ultimately convinces him to confess, promising to stand by him even if he is exiled to Siberia.

Haunted by fear and moral conflict, Raskolnikov finally surrenders to the authorities, admitting his crime, with Sonia at his side as his hope for spiritual salvation.