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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

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Ivan (Tom Courtenay) is a prisoner in Stalin's Gulag who wakes up in the morning feeling ill. Strict guards herd Ivan and his fellow inmates into the mess hall, where they force down the disgusting and unhealthy fare they are served. Unable to persuade the authorities to exempt him on account of his illness, Ivan commences hard labor with the others, hauling bricks in the biting cold. But the most difficult task of all is surviving the length of another typical day.
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Synopsis Ivan (Tom Courtenay) is a prisoner in Stalin's Gulag who wakes up in the morning feeling ill. Strict guards herd Ivan and his fellow inmates into the mess hall, where they force down the disgusting and unhealthy fare they are served. Unable to persuade the authorities to exempt him on account of his illness, Ivan commences hard labor with the others, hauling bricks in the biting cold. But the most difficult task of all is surviving the length of another typical day.
Director
Caspar Wrede
Producer
Caspar Wrede
Screenwriter
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Ronald Harwood
Production Co
Norsk Film, Group W Films, Leontes
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 40m