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The Way Back (2010)

"Their escape was just the beginning."

7.0/10 2h 13m Nov 22, 2010
Drama Adventure History

At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts, mountains and several nations.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Way Back
Original Language EN
Budget $30,000,000
Revenue $24,200,000
Status Released
Popularity 2.5

Cast

Ed Harris
Ed Harris
Mr. Smith
Popularity: 7.5
Jim Sturgess
Jim Sturgess
Janusz Wieszczek
Popularity: 0.8
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan
Irena Zielińska
Popularity: 2.3
Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell
Valka
Popularity: 3.9
Mark Strong
Mark Strong
Andrei Khabarov
Popularity: 8.0
Gustaf Skarsgård
Gustaf Skarsgård
Andrejs Voss
Popularity: 14.6
Dejan Angelov
Dejan Angelov
Andrei
Popularity: 3.7
Dragoș Bucur
Dragoș Bucur
Zoran
Popularity: 1.0
Sally Brunski
Sally Brunski
Janusz's Wife, 1939
Popularity: 2.1
Alexandru Potocean
Alexandru Potocean
Tomasz Horodinsky
Popularity: 2.8
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Kazik
Popularity: 6.5
Zahari Baharov
Zahari Baharov
Interrogator
Popularity: 8.1

Key Crew

Director Peter Weir
Screenplay Peter Weir, Keith R. Clarke
Producer Joni Levin, Nigel Sinclair, Peter Weir
Editor Lee Smith
Executive Producer Scott Rudin, Adam Leipzig, Guy East

Production

Exclusive Media
US
National Geographic Films
US
Image Nation Abu Dhabi
AE
Exclusive Films
Monolith Films
PL

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Keywords

escape world war ii soviet union anti-communism india gulag american thug based on memoir or autobiography communism political repression ussr

Reviews from TMDB

Andres Gomez 7/10
Nov 26, 2013

It is always a pleasure to watch one of Ed Harris movies. The plot hooks you and the staging is impressive but the movie is not as thrilling as it could have been.

Wuchak 8/10
Oct 23, 2019

***Better to die free than live under the shackles of communism*** "The Way Back" (2010) takes place circa 1940-42 and details a group's mad escape from a Siberian gulag through the cold, desolate Soviet wilderness into Mongolia, across the great Gobi desert, through mountainous Tibet and ultimat ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 22, 2010
Runtime 2h 13m
Budget $30,000,000
Revenue $24,200,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.5
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