| The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov | |
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| Based on | The Brothers Karamazov byFyodor Dostoevsky |
| Produced by | Eugene Frenke |
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| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
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| Distributed by | Terra Film |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Budget | $100,000[1] |
| Box office | $2 million[1] |
The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov (German:Der Mörder Dimitri Karamasoff) is a 1931 Germandrama film directed byErich Engels andFedor Ozep, starringFritz Kortner andAnna Sten. It tells the story of a lieutenant who is suspected of having murdered his father. The film is based on motifs fromFyodor Dostoyevsky's novelThe Brothers Karamazov.[2] A French versionThe Brothers Karamazov was produced separately.
The film was produced byTerra Film and shot at the company'sMarienfelde Studios inBerlin. Filming took place from 22 October to 24 November 1930.[2] The film's sets were designed by theart directorsHeinrich Richter andVictor Trivas.
The British film criticRaymond Durgnat wrote in a 1993 article about Ozep forFilm Dope: "The Karamazov film is atour de force of stylistic eclecticism:expressionist acting (Kortner), dynamic angles, Russian editing, marathon tracking shots. It's a real showpiece of formalism geared to psycho-lyrical ends, exactly asEisenstein intended, except that Dostoievskian soul-torments replaceLeninist collectivism to which the 'official'montage-masters tuned their lyres."[3]
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