Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess. Part one of this epic adaption of the classic Russian novel.

• Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
• François Marthouret
• Brigitte Fossey
• Philippe Léotard
• Jean Topart
• Germaine Delbat
• Berthe Bovy
• Frédérique Meininger
• Jean Michaud