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Inspired by Slavomir Rawicz's acclaimed novel, "The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom" as well as other real life accounts, six time Oscar nominated director Peter Weir's ("Witness", "Master And Commander", & "Dead Poet's Society") "The Way Back" is a remarkable adventure story chronicling the escape of a small group of multi-national prisoners from a Siberian gulag in 1940 and their epic life affirming journey over thousands of miles across five hostile countries.
Original Release
11/26/2010
US Release
12/29/2010
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Dragos Bucur | Zoran |
Colin Farrell | Valka |
Ed Harris | Mr. Smith |
Alexandru Potocean | Tomasz / Tomasz Horodinsky |
Saoirse Ronan | Irena / Irena Zielińska |
Gustaf Skarsgard | Voss / Andrejs Voss |
Mark Strong | Khabarov / Andrei Khabarov |
Jim Sturgess | Janusz / Janusz Wieszczek |
Sebastian Urzendowsky | Kazik |
Zachary Baharov | Interrogator |
Directors
Writers
Peter Weir, Keith R. Clarke, Slavomir Rawicz
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dragos Bucur | Zoran |
Colin Farrell | Valka |
Ed Harris | Mr. Smith |
Alexandru Potocean | Tomasz / Tomasz Horodinsky |
Saoirse Ronan | Irena / Irena Zielińska |
Gustaf Skarsgard | Voss / Andrejs Voss |
Mark Strong | Khabarov / Andrei Khabarov |
Jim Sturgess | Janusz / Janusz Wieszczek |
Sebastian Urzendowsky | Kazik |
Zachary Baharov | Interrogator |
Sally Brunski | Janusz's Wife, 1939 |
Igor Gnezdilov | Bohdan |
Dejan Angelov | Andrei |
Stanislav Pishtalov | Commandant |
Mariy Rosen | Lazar |
Nikolay Stanoev | Yuri |
Stefan Shterev | Cook |
Yordan Bikov | Garbage Eater #1 |
Ruslan Kupenov | Garbage Eater #2 |
Nikolay Mutafchiev | Guard #1 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei | Executive Producer |
Tobin Armbrust | Executive Producer |
Ed Borgerding | Executive Producer |
Alexander Yves Brunner | Executive Producer |
Keith R. Clarke | Executive Producer |
Guy East | Executive Producer |
Jake Eberts | Executive Producer |
Adam Leipzig | Executive Producer |
Simon Oakes | Executive Producer |
John Ptak | Executive Producer |
Scott Rudin | Executive Producer |
Jonathan Schwartz | Executive Producer |
Peter Weir | Producer |
Jimmy Abounouom | Producer |
Karim Abouobayd | Producer |
Duncan Henderson | Producer |
Robert Huberman | Producer |
Joni Levin | Producer |
Marius A. Markevicius | Producer |
R.J. Mino | Producer |
Roee Sharon | Producer |
Nigel Sinclair | Producer |
Keith Clark | Producer |
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Behind the Scenes
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2011 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Makeup | Nominated |