The First Circle

Laurent Malet

Innokenty Volodin

F. Murray Abraham

Stalin

Christopher Plummer

Viktor Abakumov

Robert Powell

Gleb Nershin

Victor Garber

Lew Rubin

Dominic Raacke

Nikolaj Schtschagow

Günther Maria Halmer

Wladimir Tschelnow

Coraly Zahonero

Clara Makaraguine

Heath Lamberts

Major Shikin

David Hewlett

'Ruska' Rostislav

Alexandra Stewart

Aletvina Makaraguine

Raf Vallone

Pyotr Makaraguine

Vernon Dobtcheff

Riyumin

Daniel Emilfork

Nikol

Corinne Touzet

Nadia Nerzhin

Valéria Cavalli

Dottnara Volodine

Raymond Cloutier

Grigory Adamson

Ali Giron

Serafima Vitalyevna

Pascal Greggory

Arthur Siromaka

Danute Kristo

Nina

Jennifer Morehouse

Olga

Rebecca Potok

Alisa Fedorovna

Delphine Rich

Sonia Sologdine

André Rouyer

Poskrebychev

Michel Voletti

Alexei Velakovsky

Valery Volf

Russian Officer

Gildor Roy

Shusterman

Robert Joy

Yakonov

Murray Gronwall

Oskolupov

Louis Negin

Andrei Potapov

Vlasta Vrana

Principal I. Gerasimovich

Don Francks

Spiridon

Christopher Thompson

Alexei Lansky

Marc de Jonge

Roitman

Jack Langedijk

Nedelashine

Tony Lo Bianco

Nikolai Galakhov

Stephane Zarov

Boris

David Francis

Dof

Kliment Denchev

Kliment

Ian MacDonald

Chief Sergeant

Alexandra Gonin

Olenka

Isabelle Jacquession

Lyuda

Alexandra Ehrlich

Zhenka

Robert Higden

Kagan

Yan Brian

Driver

Philippe Jutteau

Mechanic

Anne Gautier

Dinera

Stefan Elbaum

Denis Hecker

David Hemblen

Henry Czerny

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