Coming Out of the Ice (1982)
TV Movie | 104 min | Biography, Drama | 23 May 1982 (USA)
Victor and his family moved to the USSR in the mid '30's from the US. When he refused to sign his skydiving accomplishment as a citizen of the USSR, he was not tried but simply sent to prison. His horrific imprisonment, beating and torture culminated with his being sent to the Gulag for many years. He was in the Soviet Union for a total of 45 years before a return to the US.
Director: Waris Hussein
Writers: Victor Herman (autobiography Coming Out of the Ice: An Unexpected Life), Alan Sharp
Stars: John Savage, Willie Nelson, Francesca Annis
