Gulag
Brief Synopsis
A television movie about an American sportscaster who is railroaded by the KGB into a Russian labor camp. Struggling against the bitter cold and cruelty of the camp guards, he plots a daring escape with the help of a fellow prisoner.
Cast & Crew
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Roger Young
Director
David Keith
Mickey Almon
Malcolm Mcdowell
Kenneth Barrington
David Suchet
Matvei
Warren Clarke
Hooker
John Mcenery
Diczek
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Political
Release Date
1985
Production Company
General Screen Enterprises; HBO Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; Lorimar Productions
Location
Finse, Norway; London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 9m
Synopsis
A television movie about an American sportscaster who is railroaded by the KGB into a Russian labor camp. Struggling against the bitter cold and cruelty of the camp guards, he plots a daring escape with the help of a fellow prisoner.
Director
Roger Young
Director
Cast
David Keith
Mickey Almon
Malcolm Mcdowell
Kenneth Barrington
David Suchet
Matvei
Warren Clarke
Hooker
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John Mcenery
Diczek
Nancy Paul
Susan Almon
Brian Pettifer
Vlasov
Shane Rimmer
Jay
Bruce Boa
Mchenry
Eugene Lipinski
Yuri
George Pravda
Bukovsky
Alexei Jawdokimov
Vikstrom
Ray Jewers
Tv Interviewer
Bogdan Kominowski
Stolypin Guard
Alexei Jawachowsky
Vikstrom
Barrie Houghton
Wisinsky
Ivan Lee
Chinaman
Forbes Collins
Luba
Stuart Millican
Runner
Bibbs Eckel
Balalaika Player
Dallas Adams
Pearson
Angela Pleasance
Female Interpreter
Mark Malicz
Old Prisoner
Daniel Wozniak
Searcher
Nigel Bennett
Lubyanka Guard
John Benfield
Lubyanka Guard
Norten Borgensen
Lubyanka Guard
Rolf Iversen
Guard At Station
Bjorn Sundquist
Kgb Agent
Aril Martinsen
Kgb Agent
Jannik Bonnere
Guide
Per Toffe
Camp Guard
Rannow Nilsen
Camp Guard
Vicar Wold Haavik
Camp Guard
Peter Lindbaek
Norwegian Soldier
Erik Malon
Norwegian Soldier
Crew
Andrew Adelson
Producer
Dag Alveberg
Assistant Director
Chic Anstiss
Camera
David Beavis
Special Effects Supervisor
Yehousha Ben-porat
From Story
Peter D Bennett
Location Manager
Elmer Bernstein
Music
Petter Borgli
Production Manager
Dennis Bosher
Art Assistant
Alan Brownie
Makeup
Peter Carter
Location Manager
Michael Clifford
Music Editor
Stephen Cornish
Wardrobe
Graeme Crowther
Stunts
Edward O Denault
Production Executive
David Franco
Music Supervisor
Gerry Gavigan
Assistant Director
Terry Glass
Special Effects
Dan Gordon
Screenwriter
Dan Gordon
From Story
Dan Gordon
Executive Producer
Keith Grant
Sound Department
Simon Haveland
Assistant
Kristian Helan
Assistant Director
Sten Johanson
Other
John Jympson
Editor
Barbara Lane
Costumes
Paul Lemaire
Sound Mixer
Terry Madden
Assistant
Teddy Mason
Sound Editor
Frederick Muller
Associate Producer
Bunty Phillips
Makeup
Kelvin Pike
Director Of Photography
Jennie Raglan
Production Coordinator
James Retter
Executive Producer
Bob Risk
Sound Effects
Liv Sandvik
Assistant
Raphael Shauli
From Story
Otto R Snell
Sound Department
Barry Steinberg
Supervising Producer
Harald Taalgaard
Camera
Ola Walberg
Assistant Director
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator
Keith Wilson
Production Designer
Peter Young
Set Decorator
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Political
Release Date
1985
Production Company
General Screen Enterprises; HBO Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; Lorimar Productions
Location
Finse, Norway; London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 9m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 13, 1985