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]
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. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27.
- ^ Berger, Leslie (May 22, 1982). "A Different Kind of Coming Out". The Washington Post.
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