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The Way Back (2010)

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Their escape was just the beginning.

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Peter Weir
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    Mr. Smith Ed Harris
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    Janusz Wieszczek Jim Sturgess
  • Profile picture of Saoirse Ronan
    Irena Zielińska Saoirse Ronan
  • Profile picture of Colin Farrell
    Valka Colin Farrell
  • Profile picture of Mark Strong
    Andrei Khabarov Mark Strong
  • Profile picture of Gustaf Skarsgård
    Andrejs Voss Gustaf Skarsgård
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    Andrei Dejan Angelov
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    Zoran Dragoș Bucur

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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