The First Circle

Name: The First Circle (1973)
Genre: Drama
Cast: Gunther Malzacher, Elżbieta Czyżewska, Peter Steen, Vera Chekova, Ole Ernst

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The First Circle

1973,

1h 35m,

Drama

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An outspoken Russian man faces prison in Siberia, but his tormentors can't break his independent spirit.

Pauline Kael

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Sep 29, 2023

It’s tense and inspiriting: not a great film but good enough to dramatize Solzhenitsyn’s themes and to leave us facing the issues the novel raises.

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Aleksander Ford

Director

Gunther Malzacher

Gleb Nerzhin

Elżbieta Czyżewska

Simochka

Peter Steen

Volodin

Vera Chekova

Clara

Ole Ernst

Ruska Doronin

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Synopsis

An outspoken Russian man faces prison in Siberia, but his tormentors can't break his independent spirit.

Director: Aleksander Ford
Screenwriter: Aleksander Ford
Production Co: Laterna Film
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Polish
Runtime: 1h 35m

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