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
Jo Skønberg
Gopchik
Wolfe Morris
Unknown
Odd Jan Sandsdalen
Eino
Torstein Rustdal
Vaino
James Maxwell
Captain
Alfred Burke
Alyosha
Paul Connell
Unknown
Paul Connell
Tsetzar
John Cording
Pavlo
Lars Nordrum
Unknown
Matthew Guinness
Kilgas
Kjell Stormoen
Unknown
Sverre Hansen
Unknown
Hans Stormoen
Unknown
Roy Bjørnstad
Unknown
Crew
Casper Wrede
Director, Producer
Ronald Harwood
Screenplay
Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
Novel
Thelma Connell
Editor
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Alan Ousbey
First Assistant Director
Per Schwab
Production Design
Hans Nord
Camera Operator
Ada Skolmen
Costume Designer
Kari Hermansen
Assistant Makeup Artist
Nurven Bredangen
Makeup Artist
Paul Le Mare
Sound Mixer
Arne Nordheim
Original Music Composer
Laila Tuhus
Continuity
Jack Hald
Production Manager
Carl Kristian Qvigstad
Focus Puller
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