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
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Tom CourtenayIvan Denisovich | Ivan Denisovich |
 Espen SkjønbergTiurin | Tiurin |
 Alf MallandFetiukov | Fetiukov |
 Frimann Falck ClausenSenka | Senka |
| JJo SkønbergGopchik | Gopchik |
| WWolfe MorrisNot listed | Not listed |
| OOdd Jan SandsdalenEino | Eino |
| TTorstein RustdalVaino | Vaino |
 James MaxwellCaptain | Captain |
 Alfred BurkeAlyosha | Alyosha |
 Lars NordrumNot listed | Not listed |
| MMatthew GuinnessKilgas | Kilgas |
| KKjell StormoenNot listed | Not listed |
| SSverre HansenNot listed | Not listed |
| HHans StormoenNot listed | Not listed |
| RRoy BjørnstadNot listed | Not listed |
| PPaul ConnellTsetzar | Tsetzar |