Summary Ivan Denisovich Shukhov has been sentenced to a camp in the Soviet gulag system. He was accused of becoming a spy after being captured briefly by the Germans as a prisoner of war during World War II. He is innocent, but is sentenced to ten years in a forced labor camp. The day begins with Shukhov waking up sick. For waking late, he is forced to clean the guardhouse, but this is a comparatively minor punishment. When Shukhov is finally able to leave the guardhouse, he goes to the dispensary to report his illness. It is relatively late in the morning by this time, however, so the orderly is unable to exempt any more workers and Shukhov must work. Based on the life of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. View more details
Directed : Casper Wrede
Written : Ronald Harwood Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Stars : Tom Courtenay Alf Malland Espen Skjønberg Frimann Falck Clausen
Genres : Drama
Release date : Nov 25, 1970
Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom Norway
Language : English
Filming locations : Røros, Norway
Production companies : Norsk Film Group W Leontes
Summary Ivan Denisovich Shukhov has been sentenced to a camp in the Soviet gulag system. He was accused of becoming a spy after being captured briefly by the Germans as a prisoner of war during World War II. He is innocent, but is sentenced to ten years in a forced labor camp. The day begins with Shukhov waking up sick. For waking late, he is forced to clean the guardhouse, but this is a comparatively minor punishment. When Shukhov is finally able to leave the guardhouse, he goes to the dispensary to report his illness. It is relatively late in the morning by this time, however, so the orderly is unable to exempt any more workers and Shukhov must work. Based on the life of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Nov 25, 1970
Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom Norway
Language : English
Filming locations : Røros, Norway
Production companies : Norsk Film Group W Leontes