---
title: 'The First Circle (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aleksander Ford'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-first-circle-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068600/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The First Circle (1973)

1973 · 100 min · Drama · Germany, Denmark, Sweden


## Synopsis

The First Circle is a 1973 English-language drama film directed by Aleksander Ford and starring Gunther Malzacher. It is an adaptation of the novel In the First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. The film was a co-production between Danish and West German companies.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aleksander Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksander-ford)
- **Screenplay:** [Aleksander Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksander-ford)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roman Palester](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-palester)
- **Director of Photography:** [Władysław Forbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-adys-aw-forbert)
- **Editor:** [Carl Lerner](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-lerner)

## Cast

- [Gunnar Lemvigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunnar-lemvigh)
- [Elżbieta Czyżewska](https://cinepixo.com/people/elzbieta-czyzewska)
- [Hanne Borchsenius](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanne-borchsenius)
- [Ole Ishøy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ole-ish-y)
- [Vera Tschechowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-tschechowa)
- [Freddy Koch](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddy-koch)
- [Arne Westermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/arne-westermann)
- [Preben Lerdorff Rye](https://cinepixo.com/people/preben-lerdorff-rye)
- [Per Bentzon Goldschmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-bentzon-goldschmidt)

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