The First Circle (1992 film)

The First Circle
Genre	Thriller
Based on	In the First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Screenplay by	M. Charles Cohen
Directed by	Sheldon Larry
Starring	Victor Garber Christopher Plummer F. Murray Abraham Robert Powell
Music by	Gabriel Yared
Country of origin	Canada France
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Claude Héroux
Production locations	Montreal Moscow Paris
Cinematography	Ron Orieux
Editor	Debra Karen
Running time	180 minutes
Original release
Release	1992 (1992)

The First Circle is a 1992 Canadian-French made-for-television drama film directed by Sheldon Larry, starring Victor Garber, Christopher Plummer, F. Murray Abraham and Robert Powell. It is an adaptation of the novel In the First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

At the 1992 Gemini Awards, the film was awarded the prize for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series. It was also nominated for Best Dramatic Mini-Series, Best Writing, Best Performance by an Actor, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series.

Cast

• Robert Powell as Gleb Nerzhin
• Victor Garber as Lev Rubin
• Christopher Plummer as Viktor Abakumov
• F. Murray Abraham as Joseph Stalin
• Corinne Touzet as Nadya Nerzhina
• Dominic Raacke as Nikolai Shagov
• Günther Maria Halmer as Vladimir Chelnov
• David Hewlett as Rostislav
• Raf Vallone as Pyotr Makarygin
• Vernon Dobtcheff as Ryumin

External links

• The First Circle at IMDb