Gulag

TV Movie
19851985
2h 10min

Gulag (1985)

Mickey Almon is a sports star turned reporter covering the athletics in Moscow. Framed by the KGB and forced to confess that he was spying for America, he is sentenced to detention in a Gula... Read allMickey Almon is a sports star turned reporter covering the athletics in Moscow. Framed by the KGB and forced to confess that he was spying for America, he is sentenced to detention in a Gulag, a barbaric prison camp in the wilds of Siberia. Unable to prove his innocence, Mickey m... Read allMickey Almon is a sports star turned reporter covering the athletics in Moscow. Framed by the KGB and forced to confess that he was spying for America, he is sentenced to detention in a Gulag, a barbaric prison camp in the wilds of Siberia. Unable to prove his innocence, Mickey must either put up with the inhuman conditions or engineer an escape.

Director
- Roger Young
Writers
- Yehousha Ben-Porat(story)
- Dan Gordon(screenplay)
- Raphael Shauli(story)
Stars

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Awards
- 6 nominations

Gulag (1985)

David Keith in Gulag (1985)

Gulag (1985)

Malcolm McDowell and David Keith in Gulag (1985)

Malcolm McDowell, David Keith, and Warren Clarke in Gulag (1985)

Malcolm McDowell, David Keith, Warren Clarke, and David Suchet in Gulag (1985)

Malcolm McDowell and David Keith in Gulag (1985)

Gulag (1985)

Gulag (1985)

Gulag (1985)

Places in the Heart

7.4

Places in the Heart

Gulag

8.1

Conan the Destroyer

5.9

Conan the Destroyer

The Verdict

7.7

Eternal Winter

7.4

A Bridge Too Far

7.4

A Bridge Too Far

Gulag Vorkuta

5.9

Lost in Siberia

6.7

Lost in Siberia

Get Crazy

6.7

Royal Flash

6.4

Gulag Magadan

5.7

Time of Honor

8.0

Mickey Almon is a sports star turned reporter covering the athletics in Moscow. Framed by the KGB and forced to confess that he was spying for America, he is sentenced to detention in a Gulag, a barbaric prison camp in the wilds of Siberia. Unable to prove his innocence, Mickey must either put up with the inhuman conditions or engineer an escape. —Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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Taglines
- They gambled their lives to escape a frozen hell [Australia Theatrical]
Genre
- Drama
Parents guide

Trivia
In one scene, star David Keith wears an orange-and-white University of Tennessee jacket. Keith is an alumnus of this university.

Quotes
Bukovsky: So, are you ready to sign the papers today?
Mickey Almon: If you blow me.

Alternate versions
The Prism Entertainment VHS does not include any scenes of the glove-making races.

Top review

1/10

Bad movie. Not Realistic. A Hollywood version of the Gulag.

This movie was so unrealistic and bad I had to turn it off. I eventually went back to finish it and it was so laughable it wasn't even funny. It does a great disservice to the actual Gulag dissidents and prisoners. It also downplays the number of millions killed by the Soviet Union in the Gulag camps. Don't waste your time on this movie.

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Jun 18, 2020

Release date
- January 13, 1985 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Hölle ohne Wiederkehr
Filming locations
- London, England, UK
Production companies
See more company credits at IMDbPro

Runtime
- 2h 10min
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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