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Gulag

  • TV Movie
  • 1985
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
821
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Gulag (1985)
Drama

Mickey Almon is a sports star turned reporter covering the athletics in Moscow. Framed by the KGB and forced to confess that he was spying for America, he is sentenced to detention in a Gula... Read allMickey Almon is a sports star turned reporter covering the athletics in Moscow. Framed by the KGB and forced to confess that he was spying for America, he is sentenced to detention in a Gulag, a barbaric prison camp in the wilds of Siberia. Unable to prove his innocence, Mickey m... Read allMickey Almon is a sports star turned reporter covering the athletics in Moscow. Framed by the KGB and forced to confess that he was spying for America, he is sentenced to detention in a Gulag, a barbaric prison camp in the wilds of Siberia. Unable to prove his innocence, Mickey must either put up with the inhuman conditions or engineer an escape.

  • Director
    • Roger Young
  • Writers
    • Yehousha Ben-Porat
    • Dan Gordon
    • Raphael Shauli
  • Stars
    • David Keith
    • Malcolm McDowell
    • David Suchet
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    821
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roger Young
    • Writers
      • Yehousha Ben-Porat
      • Dan Gordon
      • Raphael Shauli
    • Stars
      • David Keith
      • Malcolm McDowell
      • David Suchet
    • 11User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    David Keith
    David Keith
    • Mickey Almon
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Englishman
    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Matvei
    Warren Clarke
    Warren Clarke
    • Hooker
    John McEnery
    John McEnery
    • Diczek
    Nancy Paul
    • Susan Almon
    Brian Pettifer
    Brian Pettifer
    • Vlasov
    George Pravda
    George Pravda
    • Bukovsky
    Shane Rimmer
    Shane Rimmer
    • Jay
    Bruce Boa
    Bruce Boa
    • McHenry
    Eugene Lipinski
    Eugene Lipinski
    • Yuri
    Ray Jewers
    • T.V. Interviewer
    Bogdan Kominowski
    Bogdan Kominowski
    • Stolypin Guard
    Barrie Houghton
    • Wisinsky
    Alexei Jawdokimov
    • Vikstrom
    Ivan Lee
    • Chinaman
    Forbes Collins
    • Luba
    Stuart Milligan
    Stuart Milligan
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    • Director
      • Roger Young
    • Writers
      • Yehousha Ben-Porat
      • Dan Gordon
      • Raphael Shauli
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    • Trivia
      In one scene, star David Keith wears an orange-and-white University of Tennessee jacket. Keith is an alumnus of this university.
    • Quotes

      Bukovsky: So, are you ready to sign the papers today?

      Mickey Almon: If you blow me.

    • Alternate versions
      The Prism Entertainment VHS does not include any scenes of the glove-making races.

    User reviews11

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    8/10

    Great Movie

    David Keith was amazing and this movie is a must see
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    • Feb 9, 2020
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gulag - Hölle ohne Wiederkehr
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK(set: Soviet work camp)
    • Production companies
      • HBO Premiere Films
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
      • Lorimar Productions
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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