The First Circle (2006– )
"V kruge pervom" (original title)

"V kruge pervom" is a ten-episode TV-series based on the autobiographical book 'The First Circle' by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Film is set in 1949-1950, in Moscow and in a prison-laboratory ... See full summary »

Stars:

Yevgeny Mironov, Dmitriy Pevtsov, Sergei Kariakin

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yevgeny Mironov	...	Gleb Nerzhin
Dmitriy Pevtsov	...	Innokenti Volodin
Sergei Kariakin	...	Dmitry Sologdin
Aleksey Kolubkov	...	Lev Rubin
Yana Esipovich	...	Simochka
Evgeniy Stychkin	...	Pryanchikov
Igor Kvasha	...	Stalin
Roman Madyanov	...	Abakumov
Aleksandr Tyutin	...	Yakonov
Vladimir Konkin	...	Professor Verenev
Igor Ugolnikov	...	Ryumin
Vyacheslav Bogachyov	...	Selivanovsky
Mikhail Samokhvalov	...	Oskolupov
Semyon Furman	...	Ambranson
Valeriy Khromushkin	...	Potalov

Storyline

"V kruge pervom" is a ten-episode TV-series based on the autobiographical book 'The First Circle' by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Film is set in 1949-1950, in Moscow and in a prison-laboratory in the town of Marfino, near Moscow. Gleb Nerzhin (Mironov) is arrested and imprisoned in "Sharashka" in Mafrino, a prison-laboratory for secret research. His life has a value due to his degree in mathematics. He is involved in making a telephone bug, a research program which is supervised by Stalin.

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Plot Keywords:

russia | tv mini series | prison | espionage | josef stalin | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Russia]

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

29 January 2006 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Den första kretsen

Filming Locations:

Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vera

Technical Specs

Runtime:

440 min 45 min (10 parts)

Color:

Color

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Connections

Version of The First Circle (1992)

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