Coming Out of the Ice
| Coming Out of the Ice | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography Drama |
| Based on | Coming Out of the Ice by Victor Herman |
| Teleplay by | Alan Sharp |
| Directed by | Waris Hussein |
| Starring | John Savage Willie Nelson Francesca Annis Ben Cross |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Frank Konigsberg |
| Producer | Christopher Pearce |
| Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
| Editor | Malcolm Cooke |
| Running time | 1hr. 44 minutes |
| Production company | EMI Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 23, 1982 |
Coming Out of the Ice is a 1982 American made-for-television biographical film of Victor Herman.[1][2] It is based upon Herman's 1979 autobiography, Coming Out of the Ice, about his decades of imprisonment in the Soviet Gulag system.[3]
The film was shot in Britain and Finland for CBS television and thearical release abroad.[4]
Cast
- John Savage as Victor Herman
- Willie Nelson as "Red" Loon
- Ben Cross as General Tukhachevsky
- Francesca Annis as Galina
See also
References
- ^ "The Life of an American in Siberia". Boston Globe. May 23, 1982.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Coming Out of the Ice (1982)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Berger, Leslie (May 22, 1982). "A Different Kind of Coming Out". The Washington Post.
- ^ Moses, Antoinette (Autumn 1982). "British film production 1981". Sight and Sound. pp. 259–261.