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The First Circle

6.519731h 38mMovieDrama

The story of the life of a political prisoner in a Russian gulag. Based on the book by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

DirectorAleksander Ford
WriterAleksander Ford
ProducerMogens Skot-Hansen

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Availability shown for United States · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Aleksander Ford

Gunther Malzacher
Gunther Malzacher
Gleb Nerzhin
Elżbieta Czyżewska
Elżbieta Czyżewska
Simochka
Peter Steen
Peter Steen
Volodin
Vera Tschechowa
Vera Tschechowa
Clara
Ursula Blauth
Ursula Blauth
Dotty
Ole Ernst
Ole Ernst
Doronin
Ingolf David
Ingolf David
David
Preben Neergaard
Preben Neergaard
Bobynin
Hanne Borchsenius
Hanne Borchsenius
Mrs. Bobynina
Vigga Bro
Vigga Bro
Nadja Nerchina
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Professor Chelnov
Per Bentzon Goldschmidt
Per Bentzon Goldschmidt
Bulatov

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