Crime and Punishment U.S.A. innocent, unpretentious earnestness of address," "Crime and Punishment U.S.A." "is a moderately interesting attempt to state the material of a vast symphony with a small jazz combination.” Roger Corman later said the film "lost me a lot of money." Crime and Punishment U.S.A. Crime and Punishment U.S.A. (1959) is an American feature film, directed by Denis Sanders, and is— as the "New York Times" put it, “a beat generation version”—of the novel "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The film was released on November 1, 1959, is 96 minutes in length, and shot in black-and-white. In addition to making some
Crime and Punishment (play) was adapted from the works of poet Anne Sexton, "The Beats", which featured the material of beat poets including Allen Ginsberg (played by David Cromer), and "The Gospel According to Mark Twain". The play won Chicago′s 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award, Best New Adaptation. Crime and Punishment (play) Crime and Punishment is a stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky′s classic novel "Crime and Punishment." The authors, Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, created a 90-minute, three-person play, with each character playing multiple roles. The play was performed at 59E59 St Theater with Writers′ Theatre in 2007 in New York City. "The New York