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The First Circle

Plot: In the USSR, political prisoners who were scientists were not always sent to GULAG, but also to The First Circle (named after Dante's Inferno), a special incarceration unit near Moscow where they could work for the government.
Release Date: Tuesday, February 25 1992
33 years ago
Genres: Thriller, TV Movie
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Cast

Portrait of Laurent MaletLaurent Malet. Laurent Malet was 36 in The First Circle as 'Innokenty Volodin'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 03 1955
Portrait of F. Murray AbrahamF. Murray Abraham. F. Murray Abraham was 52 in The First Circle as 'Stalin'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 24 1939
Portrait of Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer. Christopher Plummer was 62 in The First Circle as 'Viktor Abakumov'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 13 1929 –
Died: Fri, Feb 05 2021
Portrait of Robert PowellRobert Powell. Robert Powell was 47 in The First Circle as 'Gleb Nershin'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 01 1944
Portrait of Victor GarberVictor Garber. Victor Garber was 42 in The First Circle as 'Lew Rubin'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 16 1949
Portrait of Dominic RaackeDominic Raacke. Dominic Raacke was 33 in The First Circle as 'Nikolaj Schtschagow'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 11 1958
Portrait of Günther Maria HalmerGünther Maria Halmer. Günther Maria Halmer was 49 in The First Circle as 'Wladimir Tschelnow'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 05 1943
Portrait of Coraly ZahoneroCoraly Zahonero. Coraly Zahonero was 22 in The First Circle as 'Clara Makaraguine'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 12 1969
Portrait of Heath LambertsHeath Lamberts. Heath Lamberts was 50 in The First Circle as 'Major Shikin'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 15 1941 –
Died: Tue, Feb 22 2005
Portrait of David HewlettDavid Hewlett. David Hewlett was 23 in The First Circle as ''Ruska' Rostislav'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 18 1968
Portrait of Alexandra StewartAlexandra Stewart. Alexandra Stewart was 52 in The First Circle as 'Aletvina Makaraguine'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 10 1939
Portrait of Raf ValloneRaf Vallone. Raf Vallone was 76 in The First Circle as 'Pyotr Makaraguine'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 17 1916 –
Died: Thu, Oct 31 2002
Portrait of Vernon DobtcheffVernon Dobtcheff. Vernon Dobtcheff was 57 in The First Circle as 'Riyumin'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 14 1934
Portrait of Daniel EmilforkDaniel Emilfork. Daniel Emilfork was 67 in The First Circle as 'Nikol'.
Birthday: Mon, Apr 07 1924 –
Died: Tue, Oct 17 2006
Portrait of Corinne TouzetCorinne Touzet. Corinne Touzet was 32 in The First Circle as 'Nadia Nerzhin'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 21 1959
Portrait of Valéria CavalliValéria Cavalli. Valéria Cavalli was 32 in The First Circle as 'Dottnara Volodine'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 01 1959
Portrait of Raymond CloutierRaymond Cloutier. Raymond Cloutier was 47 in The First Circle as 'Grigory Adamson'.
Birthday: Wed, May 03 1944
Portrait of Ali GironAli Giron. Ali Giron was >> in The First Circle as 'Serafima Vitalyevna'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Pascal GreggoryPascal Greggory. Pascal Greggory was 37 in The First Circle as 'Arthur Siromaka'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 08 1954
Portrait of Danute KristoDanute Kristo. Danute Kristo was >> in The First Circle as 'Nina'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jennifer MorehouseJennifer Morehouse. Jennifer Morehouse was >> in The First Circle as 'Olga'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rebecca PotokRebecca Potok. Rebecca Potok was >> in The First Circle as 'Alisa Fedorovna'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Delphine RichDelphine Rich. Delphine Rich was >> in The First Circle as 'Sonia Sologdine'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of André RouyerAndré Rouyer. André Rouyer was 62 in The First Circle as 'Poskrebychev'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 20 1929 –
Died: Fri, Jan 28 1994
Portrait of Michel VolettiMichel Voletti. Michel Voletti was >> in The First Circle as 'Alexei Velakovsky'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Valery VolfValery Volf. Valery Volf was >> in The First Circle as 'Russian Officer'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gildor RoyGildor Roy. Gildor Roy was 31 in The First Circle as 'Shusterman'.
Birthday: Wed, May 11 1960
Portrait of Robert JoyRobert Joy. Robert Joy was 40 in The First Circle as 'Yakonov'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 17 1951
Portrait of Murray GronwallMurray Gronwall. Murray Gronwall was >> in The First Circle as 'Oskolupov'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Louis NeginLouis Negin. Louis Negin was >> in The First Circle as 'Andrei Potapov'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vlasta VranaVlasta Vrana. Vlasta Vrana was 42 in The First Circle as 'Principal I. Gerasimovich'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1950
Portrait of Don FrancksDon Francks. Don Francks was 59 in The First Circle as 'Spiridon'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 28 1932 –
Died: Sun, Apr 03 2016
Portrait of Christopher ThompsonChristopher Thompson. Christopher Thompson was 25 in The First Circle as 'Alexei Lansky'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 13 1966
Portrait of Marc de JongeMarc de Jonge. Marc de Jonge was 43 in The First Circle as 'Roitman'.
Birthday: Wed, Feb 16 1949 –
Died: Thu, Jun 06 1996
Portrait of Jack LangedijkJack Langedijk. Jack Langedijk was 36 in The First Circle as 'Nedelashine'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1956
Portrait of Tony Lo BiancoTony Lo Bianco. Tony Lo Bianco was 55 in The First Circle as 'Nikolai Galakhov'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 19 1936 –
Died: Tue, Jun 11 2024
Portrait of Stephane ZarovStephane Zarov. Stephane Zarov was >> in The First Circle as 'Boris'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of David FrancisDavid Francis. David Francis was >> in The First Circle as 'Dof'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kliment DenchevKliment Denchev. Kliment Denchev was 52 in The First Circle as 'Kliment'.
Birthday: Fri, May 26 1939 –
Died: Sun, Mar 29 2009
Portrait of Ian MacDonaldIan MacDonald. Ian MacDonald was >> in The First Circle as 'Chief Sergeant'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alexandra GoninAlexandra Gonin. Alexandra Gonin was 24 in The First Circle as 'Olenka'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 26 1967
Portrait of Isabelle JacquessionIsabelle Jacquession. Isabelle Jacquession was >> in The First Circle as 'Lyuda'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alexandra EhrlichAlexandra Ehrlich. Alexandra Ehrlich was >> in The First Circle as 'Zhenka'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Robert HigdenRobert Higden. Robert Higden was 33 in The First Circle as 'Kagan'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 13 1958
Portrait of Yan BrianYan Brian. Yan Brian was >> in The First Circle as 'Driver'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Philippe JutteauPhilippe Jutteau. Philippe Jutteau was >> in The First Circle as 'Mechanic'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Anne GautierAnne Gautier. Anne Gautier was 30 in The First Circle as 'Dinera'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 19 1961
Portrait of Stefan ElbaumStefan Elbaum. Stefan Elbaum was >> in The First Circle
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Denis HeckerDenis Hecker. Denis Hecker was >> in The First Circle
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of David HemblenDavid Hemblen. David Hemblen was 50 in The First Circle
Birthday: Tue, Sep 16 1941 –
Died: Mon, Nov 16 2020

Crew

Portrait of Sheldon LarrySheldon Larry. Sheldon Larry was >> in The First Circle as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ron OrieuxRon Orieux. Ron Orieux was >> in The First Circle as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of M. Charles CohenM. Charles Cohen. M. Charles Cohen was 65 in The First Circle as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, May 19 1926
Portrait of Marcel JullianMarcel Jullian. Marcel Jullian was 70 in The First Circle as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Tue, Jan 31 1922 –
Died: Mon, Jun 28 2004
Portrait of Gabriel YaredGabriel Yared. Gabriel Yared was 42 in The First Circle as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 07 1949
Portrait of Alexandr SolzhenitsynAlexandr Solzhenitsyn. Alexandr Solzhenitsyn was 73 in The First Circle as 'Novel'
Birthday: Wed, Dec 11 1918 –
Died: Sun, Aug 03 2008