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Coming Out of the Ice

  • TV Movie
  • 1982
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
229
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Coming Out of the Ice (1982)
BiographyDrama

Victor and his family moved to the USSR in the mid '30's. When he refused to sign his skydiving accomplishment as a citizen of the USSR, he was not tried but simply sent to prison. His horri... Read allVictor and his family moved to the USSR in the mid '30's. When he refused to sign his skydiving accomplishment as a citizen of the USSR, he was not tried but simply sent to prison. His horrific imprisonment, beating and torture culminated with his being sent to the Gulag for many... Read allVictor and his family moved to the USSR in the mid '30's. When he refused to sign his skydiving accomplishment as a citizen of the USSR, he was not tried but simply sent to prison. His horrific imprisonment, beating and torture culminated with his being sent to the Gulag for many years. He was in the Soviet Union, according to the film, for a total of 45 years.

  • Director
    • Waris Hussein
  • Writers
    • Alan Sharp
    • Victor Herman
  • Stars
    • John Savage
    • Willie Nelson
    • Francesca Annis
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    229
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Waris Hussein
    • Writers
      • Alan Sharp
      • Victor Herman
    • Stars
      • John Savage
      • Willie Nelson
      • Francesca Annis
    • 3User reviews
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    John Savage
    John Savage
    • Victor Herman
    Willie Nelson
    Willie Nelson
    • Red Loon
    Francesca Annis
    Francesca Annis
    • Galina
    Ben Cross
    Ben Cross
    • Gen. Tuchachevsky
    Frank Windsor
    Frank Windsor
    • Sam Herman
    Peter Vaughan
    Peter Vaughan
    • Belov
    Sylvia Kay
    Sylvia Kay
    • Rose Herman
    Bernice Stegers
    Bernice Stegers
    • Lady Barber
    Michael Burrell
    • Man on Hunger Strike
    Edward Burnham
    Edward Burnham
    • Commissar
    Clive Merrison
    Clive Merrison
    • Bikov
    John Malcolm
    John Malcolm
    • Chernov
    David Hayman
    David Hayman
    • Guard Commander 1
    Malcolm Storry
    Malcolm Storry
    • Guard Commander 2
    Edwin Finn
    • Nesterov
    Hal Galili
    Hal Galili
    • American Guide
    Garrett Bennett
    Garrett Bennett
    • Runner
    • (uncredited)
    Steven Berkoff
    Steven Berkoff
    • Atoman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Waris Hussein
    • Writers
      • Alan Sharp
      • Victor Herman
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    10huutheheckcares

    Beautiful in mny ways

    An incredible story of an incredible man's tale of survival under terrible conditions. Magnificently realized on film and greatly touching performances by the major characters. Must see to appreciate what freedom truly is and really means.
    8Tom-207

    Interesting historical account of an American surviving incarceration in the U.S.S.R.

    In the 1920s Victor Herman left the United States with his parents who went to the U.S.S.R. with other Americans to build an automobile factory there. They were part of an idealistic socialist group who thought that the Soviet Union would be a better place for working class people.

    Herman had athletic prowess in track and field, and the Soviet authorities wanted him to represent them in world competition. At first he consented, but later demurred when their demands on him became onerous. He asked to leave the country, but of course, back then, departure equaled treason, and they sent him to a remote prison camp. This film depicts the story of his survival. It's a good account of forgotten Americans from a forgotten period.
    RodrigAndrisan

    A movie about love and freedom

    When I first saw this movie in the 1980s, in communist Romania, a situation similar to that of the film, I liked it very much. Romania was a mini-Siberia in the '80s, when you couldn't find almost anything to eat in the shops, and inside the houses it was cold and dark. Watching it again in 2017, I liked it just as much. It's a powerful movie, not easy to see. It helps you appreciate your life, how to become humble. John Savage, an extraordinary actor, plays a special role. And Francesca Annis and Willie Nelson are very good. If you can be happy in the heaviest and harshest conditions of life, then you are really strong, a real survivor, without worrying about money and fame. And if you are a man alone and you find a woman who really loves you, then you are really happy. But many do not know how to appreciate it.

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    • Trivia
      In the scene in which Victor is walking on the market, most of the extras were Finnish. Out of the frame we can hear one of them saying in Finnish: "I almost looked at the camera".
    • Goofs
      Early in the film Victor was seen making a parachute jump from 24,500 feet. Neither he nor the pilot were wearing oxygen. At this altitude, hypoxia would occur within a couple of minutes which would incapacitate him and he would likely not have recovered in time to open a parachute.
    • Alternate versions
      Released in Spain in VHS in 1984 with Latin Spanish dubbing.

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    • Release date
      • May 23, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gulag 2
    • Filming locations
      • Helsinki, Finland
    • Production companies
      • EMI Films
      • Konigsberg Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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