France / Feb 25, 1992
The First Circle (1992)
Directed by Sheldon Larry
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Plot
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.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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) |
Genres
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The First Circle |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | France, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Technisonor |
| Release date | 25 febbraio 1992 |
| Writer | M. Charles Cohen, Marcel Jullian, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn |
| Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
| Assistant directors | Sheldon Larry |
| Camera operators | Ron Orieux |
| Additional photography | Ron Orieux |
| Music | Gabriel Yared |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared |
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