Principal cast
Woody Allen, Martin Landau, Mia Farrow, Alan Alda and Anjelica Huston
Film 486 of 498 on the Screen Path
Crimes and Misdemeanors
It's about love and reality. Faith and delusion. Good and evil. Success and failure.
About the film
Crimes and Misdemeanors at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1989 film at stop 486 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about her insufferably self-centered boss.
Key craft credits
Sven Nykvist (director of photography), Susan E. Morse (editor), Santo Loquasto (production design) and Speed Hopkins (art direction)
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Release
- 1989-10-13
- Runtime
- 104 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama and Crime
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 15 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
15 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Woody AllenCharacter: Cliff Stern
- Martin LandauCharacter: Judah Rosenthal
- Mia FarrowCharacter: Halley Reed
- Alan AldaCharacter: Lester
- Anjelica HustonCharacter: Dolores Paley
- Joanna GleasonCharacter: Wendy Stern
- Sam WaterstonCharacter: Ben
- Jerry OrbachCharacter: Jack Rosenthal
- Jenny NicholsCharacter: Jenny
- Caroline AaronCharacter: Barbara
- Daryl HannahCharacter: Lisa Crosley
- Bill BernsteinCharacter: Testimonial Speaker
Full crew
Full crew
- Woody AllenCredits: Director, Writer
- Sven NykvistCredits: Director of Photography
- Santo LoquastoCredits: Production Design
- Charles H. JoffeCredits: Executive Producer
- Susan E. MorseCredits: Editor
- Susan Bode TysonCredits: Set Decoration
- Robert GreenhutCredits: Producer
- Speed HopkinsCredits: Art Direction
- Jack RollinsCredits: Executive Producer
- Carl TurnquestCredits: Projection
- Ronald BurkeCredits: Dolly Grip
- Glenn LloydCredits: Art Department Coordinator
- Helen RobinCredits: Production Coordinator, Associate Producer
- Jim ManzioneCredits: Best Boy Electric
- James SoriceCredits: Key Scenic Artist
- Patricia EibenCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- Joe MalinCredits: Music Coordinator
- Dana RobinCredits: Location Scout
- Dave WeinmanCredits: Set Dresser
- Michael CaraccioloCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Chris NoorCredits: Camera Trainee
- Lauren GibsonCredits: Costume Assistant
- Victoria KressCredits: Casting Assistant
- Scott SchafferCredits: Craft Service
- Joseph A. Alfieri Jr.Credits: Standby Carpenter
- Barbara HellerCredits: Location Scout
- Ellen LewisCredits: Casting Associate
- Michael GreenCredits: Assistant Camera
- Ron Petagna Sr.Credits: Construction Coordinator
- Bill ChristiansCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- Jeanne AtkinCredits: Apprentice Sound Editor
- Jerry CaronCredits: Assistant Production Coordinator
- Lori KornspunCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Laura RosenthalCredits: Casting Assistant
- Robert WardCredits: Key Grip
- Vincent GuarrielloCredits: Key Construction Grip
- Donna ZakowskaCredits: Assistant Costume Designer
- Jonathan FilleyCredits: Location Manager
- Judie FixlerCredits: Additional Casting
- Harold 'Whitey' McEvoyCredits: Transportation Captain
- Peter TavisCredits: Transportation Co-Captain
- Todd M. ThalerCredits: Additional Casting
- Fern BuchnerCredits: Makeup Artist
- Ray QuinlanCredits: Gaffer
- Romaine GreeneCredits: Hairstylist
- Frances KolarCredits: Makeup Artist
- Mark LivolsiCredits: Assistant Editor
- Craig LymanCredits: Makeup Artist
- Joseph HartwickCredits: Production Manager
- Anthony CortinoCredits: Hairstylist
- Dick MingaloneCredits: Camera Operator
- Robert HeinCredits: Sound Editor
- Juliet TaylorCredits: Casting
- Jeffrey KurlandCredits: Costume Design
- Lee DichterCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Thomas A. ReillyCredits: Associate Producer, First Assistant Director
- James SabatCredits: Production Sound Mixer
- Louis SabatCredits: Boom Operator
- Patrick HoganCredits: Driver
- Kay ChapinCredits: Script Supervisor
- Cosmo SoriceCredits: Scenic Artist
- Brian HamillCredits: Still Photographer
- William KruzykowskiCredits: Assistant Editor
- Frank GraziadeiCredits: Sound Recordist
- Richard PatrickCredits: Second Assistant Director
- James MazzolaCredits: Property Master
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