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      One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

      1970 1h 40m Drama List
      Reviews 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. Read More Read Less

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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
      Howard G. Barnes, Erik Borge, Richard M. Pack
      Screenwriter
      Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Ronald Harwood
      Production Co
      Norsk Film, Group W Films, Leontes
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 40m