One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Part 1 of 10)

Caspar Wrede's profoundly stark and bleak yet rarely seen adaptation of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's classic novel.

Released in 1970, the film faithfully presents a single day in the life of Ivan Denisovich - superbly portrayed by Tom Courtenay - who is serving a ten year prison sentence in one of Soviet Russia's infamous Siberian gulags.

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[zombiejon]

You're right. I can't believe these fucking idiots. They go and make one of the best movies ever. Based on one of the greatest books ever written, then they go and fuck it all up by casting an actor that can't pronounce Kolya correctly. Fuck this shit.. they should be shot... I'm not watching the rest of this..

Hi! I'm sarcasm do I know you?

I'm just messing with ya. This movie is great! Read the book too if you have the time.

[greygue]

This opening credit scene is so totally like a sci-fi movie where the space-craft hovers in to dock with the space-station.

Except for the fact the outer-space-station is actually a Siberian Stalinist prison camp, and everyone involved in this narrative is utterly totally doomed.

[Herman47]

Noero, thanks a lot for posting this.

[Sorgutentarer]

This book was one of the best books I've read in my childhood. I could feel the cold weather, the hunger, everything. /respect Solhenitsyn

[chanctonbury63]

Not only that they issue all the inmates with Green Wellies.

[frenchvinny]

Very intense, yet great and quick read! To do before viewing.

[lukkyluciano]

Your grasp of the English language is dreadful..

[Za'Quana Gardner]

6:27

[Bane Vengeance]

Abbylia....you are truly an idiot chode. Die

[sbadaws4191]

Gonna start watching then gonna read the book since i have the book started to read but havent understood a thing so far so watching the movie first might clear my mind so i'll be able to understand the book.

[spizzardo]

Brilliant film. I feel freezing cold just watching them. Someone should consider making a film of Dostoyevsky's, "Tales from the house of the dead", Which like Solzehntisyn's, is based on his own experience in a Siberian work camp.