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Title: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)
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Espen Skjønberg | ... | Tiurin |
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Alf Malland | ... | Fetiukov |
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Frimann Falck Clausen | ... | Senka |
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Jo Skønberg | ... | Gopchik |
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Odd Jan Sandsdalen | ... | Eino |
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Torstein Rustdal | ... | Vaino |
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Alfred Burke | ... | Alyosha |
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Eric Thompson | ... | Tsetzar |
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Matthew Guinness | ... | Kilgas |
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Ivan Denisonvich (Tom Courtenay) is a Russian World War II hero captured by the Germans. Upon his return to Russia after the war, and during the Stalinist regime, he is sentenced to 10 years at hard labor in Siberia for being captured. The film shows one day in his life in the prison camp.
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26 November 1970 (Norway) See more »Also Known As:
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Ivan Denisovich: Can they even tell the sun what to do?
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[Ivan is told the Communist Party has decreed the sun reaches zenith one hour after noon.]Ivan Denisovich: Can they even tell the sun what to do?
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This film portrays one day in the life of one prisoner of the Soviet Gulag. It wasn't a particularly special day. The sense of hopelessness shown in Shukov's day is very moving. The book won the Nobel Prize for literature and the film is loyal to the book. I have been looking for a copy of this film for my own personal collection for years, and will continue to do so.