The First Circle (Danish: Den første kreds) is a 1973 English-language drama film directed by Aleksander Ford and starring Gunther Malzacher. It is an adaptation of the novel In the First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. The film was a co-production between Danish and West German companies.
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Plot
An outspoken scientist is sent to a brutal Soviet labor camp in Siberia. As he dreams of escape, his tormentors can't break his independent spirit.
Cast
Gunther Malzacher as Gleb Nerzhin
Elżbieta Czyżewska as Simochka
Peter Steen as Volodin
Vera Tschechowa as Clara
Ole Ernst as Ruska Doronin
Ingolf David as Rubin
Preben Neergaard as Bobynin
Preben Lerdorff Rye as professor Chelnov
Per Bentzon Goldschmidt as Bulatov
Ole Ishøy as Siromakha