Crimes and Misdemeanors

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black comedy-drama film film

Crimes and Misdemeanors is a 1989 Woody Allen film that intertwines dark comedy and drama to explore morality, guilt, and the nature of justice through parallel storylines.

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"Crimes and Misdemeanors" ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	black comedy-drama film → film →
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Director → Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
cinematographyBy	Sven Nykvist →
considered	one of Woody Allen's major works →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	widely acclaimed →
director	Woody Allen →
distributor	Orion Pictures →
editedBy	Susan E. Morse →
filmFormat	feature film →
genre	comedy-drama film → crime film → philosophical film →
hasMoralQuestion	Can a person live happily after committing a serious crime without punishment? →
hasPart	Cliff Stern storyline → Judah Rosenthal storyline →
hasPhilosophicalInfluence	existentialism → religious ethics →
mainTheme	ethical responsibility → guilt → justice → morality → religion →
musicBy	various artists →
narrativeStructure	parallel storylines →
notableCastMember	Caroline Aaron → Joanna Gleason →
originalLanguage	English →
portrays	adultery → contract killing → existential doubt → family relationships → professional rivalry →
producer	Robert Greenhut →
publicationDate	1989 →
releaseYear	1989 →
runtime	approximately 104 minutes →
screenplayType	original screenplay →
setting	New York City →
starring	Alan Alda → Anjelica Huston → Jerry Orbach → Martin Landau → Mia Farrow → Sam Waterston → Woody Allen →
writer	Woody Allen →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Claire Bloom → Martin Landau (""Crimes and Misdemeanors"") → Woody Allen →	notableWork