The First Circle (1973)
The story of the life of a political prisoner in a Russian gulag. Based on the book by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Director:
Aleksander Ford
Writer:
Aleksander Ford
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Gunther Malzacher as Gleb Nerzhin |
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Elżbieta Czyżewska as Simochka |
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Peter Steen as Volodin |
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Vera Tschechowa as Clara |
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Ursula Blauth as Dotty |
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Ole Ernst as Doronin |
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Ingolf David as David |
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Preben Neergaard as Bobynin |
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Hanne Borchsenius as Mrs. Bobynina |
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Vigga Bro as Nadja Nerchina |
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Preben Lerdorff Rye as Professor Chelnov |
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Per Bentzon Goldschmidt as Bulatov |
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Ole Ishøy as Siromakha |
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Bjørn Puggaard-Müller as Abakumov |
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Freddy Koch as Yakonov |
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Søren Elung Jensen as Sjikin |
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Poul Bundgaard as Oskolupov |
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Gunnar Lemvigh as Makarygin |
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Arne Westermann as |
| Editing | Carl Lerner | Editor |
| Art | Viggo Bentzon | Production Design |
| Art | Karen Bentzon | Property Master |
| Production | Mogens Skot-Hansen | Producer |
| Production | Artur Brauner | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Alexandr Solzhenitsyn | Novel |
| Directing | Aleksander Ford | Director |
| Directing | Jakub Goldberg | Assistant Director |
| Production | Zygmunt Szyndler | Production Manager |
| Art | Anatol Radzinowicz | Production Design |
| Writing | Aleksander Ford | Screenplay |
| Camera | Władysław Forbert | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Roman Palester | Music |