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The First Circle

1992 | 180m | English

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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.
Release Date: Feb 25, 1992
Director: Sheldon Larry
Writer: M. Charles Cohen, Marcel Jullian, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
Genres: Thriller, TV Movie
Keywords propaganda, war propaganda, political prisoners
Production Companies Technisonor
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 10, 2026
Entered: May 04, 2024
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Name Character
Laurent Malet Innokenty Volodin
F. Murray Abraham Stalin
Christopher Plummer Viktor Abakumov
Robert Powell Gleb Nershin
Victor Garber Lew Rubin
Dominic Raacke Nikolaj Schtschagow
Günther Maria Halmer Wladimir Tschelnow
Coraly Zahonero Clara Makaraguine
Heath Lamberts Major Shikin
David Hewlett 'Ruska' Rostislav
Alexandra Stewart Aletvina Makaraguine
Raf Vallone Pyotr Makaraguine
Vernon Dobtcheff Riyumin
Daniel Emilfork Nikol
Corinne Touzet Nadia Nerzhin
Valéria Cavalli Dottnara Volodine
Raymond Cloutier Grigory Adamson
Ali Giron Serafima Vitalyevna
Pascal Greggory Arthur Siromaka
Danute Kristo Nina
Jennifer Morehouse Olga
Rebecca Potok Alisa Fedorovna
Delphine Rich Sonia Sologdine
André Rouyer Poskrebychev
Michel Voletti Alexei Velakovsky
Valery Volf Russian Officer
Gildor Roy Shusterman
Robert Joy Yakonov
Murray Gronwall Oskolupov
Louis Negin Andrei Potapov
Vlasta Vrana Principal I. Gerasimovich
Don Francks Spiridon
Christopher Thompson Alexei Lansky
Marc de Jonge Roitman
Jack Langedijk Nedelashine
Tony Lo Bianco Nikolai Galakhov
Stephane Zarov Boris
David Francis Dof
Kliment Denchev Kliment
Ian MacDonald Chief Sergeant
Alexandra Gonin Olenka
Isabelle Jacquession Lyuda
Alexandra Ehrlich Zhenka
Robert Higden Kagan
Yan Brian Driver
Philippe Jutteau Mechanic
Anne Gautier Dinera
Stefan Elbaum
Denis Hecker
David Hemblen
Henry Czerny man in phonebooth (uncredited)
Name Job
Sheldon Larry Director
M. Charles Cohen Screenplay
Marcel Jullian Screenplay
Alexandr Solzhenitsyn Novel
Gabriel Yared Original Music Composer
Ron Orieux Director of Photography
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