One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)
Overview
Fly-on-the-wall treatment of an ordinary day in the life of a prisoner in Stalin's Gulag. Closely adapted from Solzhenitsyn's classic novel based on his own experiences. Shot entirely on location in northern Norway
Cast
Tom Courtenay
Ivan Denisovich
Espen Skjønberg
Tiurin
Alf Malland
Fetiukov
Frimann Falck Clausen
Senka
James Maxwell
Captain
Alfred Burke
Alyosha
Lars Nordrum
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