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  • The First Circle (1991)
  • TV Movie | 180 min | Thriller
The First Circle (1991)
TV Movie | 180 min | Thriller

In the USSR, political prisoners who were scientists were not always sent to GULAG, but also to The First Circle (named after Dante's Inferno), a special incarceration unit near Moscow where they could work for the government.
Director
Writers
M. Charles Cohen (adaptation) (teleplay) | Marcel Jullian (adaptation) | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (novel)
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Production Designers
Charles L. Dunlop (as Charles Dunlop) | Jean-Michel Hugon
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Updated Oct 27, 1991

Release date
Feb 25, 1992 (France)

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Cast

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51 cast members
Name Known for
Laurent Malet
Innokenty Volodin Innokenty Volodin   See fewer
F. Murray Abraham
Joseph Staline Joseph Staline   See fewer
Christopher Plummer
Viktor Abakumov Viktor Abakumov   See fewer
Robert Powell
Gleb Nerzhin Gleb Nerzhin   See fewer
Victor Garber
Lew Rubin Lew Rubin   See fewer
Dominic Raacke
Nikolaj Schtschagow Nikolaj Schtschagow   See fewer
Günther Maria Halmer
Wladimir Tschelnow Wladimir Tschelnow   See fewer
Coraly Zahonero
Clara Makaraguine Clara Makaraguine   See fewer
Heath Lamberts
Major Shikin Major Shikin   See fewer
David Hewlett
'Ruska' Rostislav Doronin 'Ruska' Rostislav Doronin   See fewer
Alexandra Stewart
Aletvina Makaraguine Aletvina Makaraguine   See fewer
Raf Vallone
Pyotr Makaraguine Pyotr Makaraguine   See fewer
Vernon Dobtcheff
Riyumin Riyumin   See fewer
Corinne Touzet
Nadia Nerzhin Nadia Nerzhin   See fewer
Valeria Cavalli
Dottnara Volodine (as Valéria Cavalli) Dottnara Volodine (as Valéria Cavalli)   See fewer
Raymond Cloutier
Grigory Adamson Grigory Adamson   See fewer
Ali Giron
Serafima Vitalyevna Serafima Vitalyevna   See fewer
Pascal Greggory
Arthur Siromaka Arthur Siromaka   See fewer
Rebecca Potok
Alisa Fedorovna Alisa Fedorovna   See fewer
Delphine Rich
Sonia Sologdine Sonia Sologdine   See fewer
André Rouyer
Poskrebychev Poskrebychev   See fewer
Michel Voletti
Alexei Velakovsky Alexei Velakovsky   See fewer
Valery Volf
Russian officer Russian officer   See fewer
Gildor Roy
Shusterman Shusterman   See fewer
Robert Joy
Yakonov Yakonov   See fewer
Murray Gronwall
Oskolupov Oskolupov   See fewer
Louis Negin
Andrei Potapov Andrei Potapov   See fewer
Vlasta Vrana
Principal I. Gerasimovich Principal I. Gerasimovich   See fewer
Don Francks
Spiridon Spiridon   See fewer
Christopher Thompson
Alexei Lansky Alexei Lansky   See fewer
Marc de Jonge
Roitman Roitman   See fewer
Jack Langedijk
Nedelashine Nedelashine   See fewer
Tony Lo Bianco
Nikolai Galakhov (as Anthony Lo Bianco) Nikolai Galakhov (as Anthony Lo Bianco)   See fewer
Stephane Zarov
Boris (as Stéphane Zarov) Boris (as Stéphane Zarov)   See fewer
Kliment Denchev
Kliment Kliment   See fewer
Ian MacDonald
Chief sergeant Chief sergeant   See fewer
Isabelle Jacquession
Lyuda (as Isabelle Jacquesson) Lyuda (as Isabelle Jacquesson)   See fewer
Alexandra Ehrlich
Zhenka (as Alexandra Erlich) Zhenka (as Alexandra Erlich)   See fewer
Yan Brian
Driver Driver   See fewer
Philippe Jutteau
Mechanic Mechanic   See fewer
Anne Gautier
Dinera Dinera   See fewer
Valéry Volf
Russian soldier Russian soldier   See fewer
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