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The Way Back (2010)

PG-13 · 2010-11-22 · 2h 13m · EN
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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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Peter WeirDirector
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$30M
Box office
$24.2M

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Ed HarrisEd HarrisMr. SmithSaoirse RonanSaoirse RonanIrena ZielińskaJim SturgessJim SturgessJanusz WieszczekColin FarrellColin FarrellValkaMark StrongMark StrongAndrei KhabarovDejan AngelovDejan AngelovAndreiDragoș BucurDragoș BucurZoranSally BrunskiSally BrunskiJanusz's Wife, 1939Alexandru PotoceanAlexandru PotoceanTomasz HorodinskyGustaf SkarsgårdGustaf SkarsgårdAndrejs VossSebastian UrzendowskySebastian UrzendowskyKazikZahari BaharovZahari BaharovInterrogator

Keywords

World war iiBased on memoir or autobiographyEscapeSoviet unionIndiaAmericanGulagThugCommunismAnti-communismPolitical repressionUssrSecond world war

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Adventure · HistoryTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Based On Memoir Or Autobiography · EscapeDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityWorld War Ii · Second World WarDirector preference127486

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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.

How long is The Way Back?

The Way Back has a runtime of 133 minutes.

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