Label

The way back

Statement of responsibility

a Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment release ; Exclusive Media Group, National Geographic Entertainment, Imagenation Abu Dhabi present ; an Exclusive Films production ; a Peter Weir film ; directed by Peter Weir ; produced by Joni Levin, Peter Weir, Duncan Henderson, Nigel Sinclair ; screenplay by Peter Weir and Keith Clarke ; executive producers, Keith Clarke, John Ptak, Guy East, Simon Oakes, Tobin Armbrust, Jake Eberts, Edward Borgerding, Mohammed Khalaf, Adam Leipzig, Scott Rudin, Jonathan Schwartz

Creator

Way back (Motion picture : 2010)

Contributor

Actor

Bibliographic antecedent

Rawicz, Slavomir

Screenwriter

Composer

Dallwitz, Burkhard

Director

Weir, Peter, 1944-

Producer

Subject

Genre

Language

eng
eng
spa
eng

Summary

In 1941 three men walked out of the Himalayas into India. They has survived a 4,000 mile walk to freedom. While there is disagreement on whether or not this is a true story, this film is a textbook example of the "man vs. Nature-red-in-tooth-and-claw" survival film. Janusz, a Polish prisoner of war, is forced to sign a false confession and shipped off to Siberia to rot in the most brutal prison system in the world--the Gulag. In prison, he meets a renowned Russian actor, an American architect, and a hardened Russian gangster. Janusz convinces six of his fellows to accompany him in an escape, which improbably succeeds, and then the real trial begins--a punishing race against the elements, time, hunger, and fear

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Russell Boyd ; production designer, John Stoddart ; art director, Kess Bonnet ; film editor, Lee Smith ; costume designer, Wendy Stites ; music, Burkhard Dallwitz

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language

Language note

In English with optional subtitles in English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing) or Spanish

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.W39 2011

PerformerNote

Ed Harris (Mr. Smith), Jim Sturgess (Janusz), Saoirse Ronan (Irena), Colin Farrell (Valka), Dragos Bucur (Zoran), Alexandru Potocean (Tomasz), Gustaf Skarsgard (Voss), Sebastian Urzendowsky (Kazik), Mark Strong (Khabarov)

Runtime

133

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

The way back

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The way back

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The work The way back represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.