The First Circle (1973 film)

The First Circle (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.

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