The First Circle
There is a special place in hell for the innocent. It is the First Circle.
1973 | 98m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Aleksander Ford |
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| Writer: | Aleksander Ford, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn |
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| The story of the life of a political prisoner in a Russian gulag. Based on the book by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | |
| Release Date: | Nov 10, 1973 |
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| Director: | Aleksander Ford |
| Writer: | Aleksander Ford, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn |
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| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Tele-Cine Film- und Fernsehproduktion, Laterna Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gunther Malzacher | Gleb Nerzhin |
| Elżbieta Czyżewska | Simochka |
| Peter Steen | Volodin |
| Vera Tschechowa | Clara |
| Ursula Blauth | Dotty |
| Ole Ernst | Doronin |
| Ingolf David | David |
| Preben Neergaard | Bobynin |
| Hanne Borchsenius | Mrs. Bobynina |
| Vigga Bro | Nadja Nerchina |
| Preben Lerdorff Rye | Professor Chelnov |
| Per Bentzon Goldschmidt | Bulatov |
| Ole Ishøy | Siromakha |
| Bjørn Puggaard-Müller | Abakumov |
| Freddy Koch | Yakonov |
| Søren Elung Jensen | Sjikin |
| Poul Bundgaard | Oskolupov |
| Gunnar Lemvigh | Makarygin |
| Arne Westermann |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Roman Palester | Music |
| Carl Lerner | Editor |
| Aleksander Ford | Director, Screenplay |
| Władysław Forbert | Director of Photography |
| Viggo Bentzon | Production Design |
| Karen Bentzon | Property Master |
| Alexandr Solzhenitsyn | Novel |
| Zygmunt Szyndler | Production Manager |
| Anatol Radzinowicz | Production Design |
| Jakub Goldberg | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Mogens Skot-Hansen | Producer |
| Artur Brauner | Associate Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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