One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)

6.7/10 105 min Drama

Overview

Fly-on-the-wall treatment of an ordinary day in the life of a prisoner in Stalin's Gulag. Closely adapted from Solzhenitsyn's classic novel based on his own experiences. Shot entirely on location in northern Norway

Cast

Tom Courtenay

Ivan Denisovich

Espen Skjønberg

Tiurin

Alf Malland

Fetiukov

Frimann Falck Clausen

Senka

James Maxwell

Captain

Alfred Burke

Alyosha

Lars Nordrum

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