The Way Back
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Inspired by a true story, seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a treacherous 4,500-mile trek to freedom across the world's most merciless landscapes. They have little food and few supplies. They don't know or trust each other. But together, they mu
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Peter Weir
Director
Ed Harris
Jim Sturgess
Saoirse Ronan
Colin Farrell
Mark Strong
Film Details
Also Known As
Camino a la libertad, Chemins de la liberté, Les Chemins de la liberté, Way Back, Way back - Der lange Weg, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Ardmore Studios Ltd.; Business Affairs, Inc.; Christie Mattull; Craig Warren; Crazy Horse Effects; Dda Public Relations; Deluxe 142 Features; Deluxe Australia; Deluxe Stageone Sound; Digital Vortechs; Dubbing Brothers; Dune Films; Eastman Kodak; Exclusive Film Distribution; Exclusive Media; Film Finances, Inc.; Huzzah Sound; Image Nation; Journeyman Pictures; Kodak Cinelabs; Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman, Inc.; Loeb & Loeb, LLP; Marshalls & Dent; Momentous Insurance Brokerage, Inc.; Monolith Films Sp. Z O.O.; Mullinars Casting Consultants; National Geographic Entertainment; Opticals & Graphics; Panavision, Ltd.; Pepper Film And Television Post Production; Redline Sound Studios; Rising Sun Pictures; Salon Productions, Ltd.; Snow Business International, Ltd.; Soho Film Lab; Spectrum Films; Trackdown Studios; Warner Bros. Sound; Warner Brothers Studios; Wazee Digital; Wpa Film Library
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS VIVAFILM/NEWMARKET FILMS/WREKIN HILL ENTERTAINMENT; Newmarket Films/Wrekin Hill Entertainment; 01 Distribuzione; 20th Century Fox International; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Aurum Producciones; Bioscop; Blitz-Cine Star; Empire; Entertainment One; Golden Village; Mediapro; Medyavizyon; Newmarket Films; Odeon S.A.; Premium Film; Rlj Entertainment, Inc.; Sam Film; Sfd; Splendid Film Gmbh; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Bulgaria; Nu Boyana Film Studios Sofia, Bulgaria
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 13m
Synopsis
Inspired by a true story, seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a treacherous 4,500-mile trek to freedom across the world's most merciless landscapes. They have little food and few supplies. They don't know or trust each other. But together, they must withstand nature at its most extreme.
Director
Peter Weir
Director
Cast
Ed Harris
Jim Sturgess
Saoirse Ronan
Colin Farrell
Mark Strong
Drago+ Bucur
Alex Potocean
Gustaf Skarsgård
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Zahari Baharov
Sally Edwards
Igor Gnezdilov
Dejan Angelov
Stanislav Pishtalov
Marii Grigorov
Nikolai Standev
Stefan Shterev
Yorddan Bikov
Ruslan Kupenov
Nikolai Mutafchiev
Valentin Ganev
Anton Trendafdov
Pearce Quigley
Satar Dikambaev
Temirhan Tursungaliyev
An-zung Le
Hal Yamanouchi
Meglena Karalambova
Irinei Konstantinov
Zachary Baharov
Crew
Mohamed Abdelmoumen
Driver
Noureddine Aberdine
Assistant Director
Ahmed Abounouom
Line Producer
Karim Abouobayd
Line Producer
Raj Acharya
Assistant Director
Michael Adler
Legal Services
Javed Ahmed
Best Boy
Ayush Ahuja
Boom Operator
Ahilya Akoi
Assistant Director
Simon Alberry
Film Lab
Traian Anachkov
Driver
Tsvetanka Anachkova
Seamstress Supervisor
Mihail Apostolov
Best Boy Grip
Anne Applebaum
Consultant
Tobin Armbrust
Executive Producer
Sylvia Asenova
Assistant Director
Khalid Asmour
Driver
Ivan Atanasov
Tailor
Maya Atanasova
Production Assistant
Mohamed Atbir
Production Assistant
Georgi Avramov
Assistant Set Decorator
Hafid Baba
Driver
Andrei Badescu
Grip
Abdelhafid Balafrej
Location Manager
Jesse Balodis
Matte Painter
Ota Bares
Animal Wrangler
Violi Barreto
Production Assistant
Ron Bartlett
Sound Mixer
Sian Bates
Apprentice
David Beal
Executive In Charge
Robin Beauchesne
Makeup Artist
Craig Beckett
Music Engineer
Elaine Beckett
Music Coordinator
Paresh Nath Behera
Production Accountant
Yassine Benjamaa
Assistant Editor
Belinda Bennetts
Titles
Paul Berolzheimer
Sound Effects Editor
Dana Bilbao
Production Accountant
Ian Bird
Key Grip
Andrew Bock
Assistant Sound Editor
Velina Boneva
Assistant
Kes Bonnet
Art Director
Svetlana Bonnet
Art Director
Ed Borgerding
Executive Producer
Delyan Borisov
Accounting Assistant
Krassimira Borisova
Film Lab
Judith Bouley
Casting
Fouad Bourbouh
Camera Assistant
Poppy Bourchier
Casting
Amine Bouziane
Driver
Russell Boyd
Director Of Photography
Russell Boyd
Other
Nicholas Breslin
Sound Editor
Bridget Briley
Legal Services
Daniel Brown
Music
Alex Brunner
Co-Executive Producer
Stefan Brunner
Executive
Dirk Buchmann
Props
Glenn Butler
Rerecording
Ben Campbell
Visual Effects
Alex Carey
Wardrobe
Sema Cargo
Driver
Todor Chapkanov
Assistant Director
Todor Chapkunov
Assistant Director
Fred Chapman
Visual Effects
Sylvie Chesneau
Script Supervisor
Sunil Chhabra
Property Master
Housna Choukri
Production Coordinator
Joseph Cigliano
Costume Supervisor
Keith Clarke
Executive Producer
Keith Clarke
Screenplay
Anna Creasy
Visual Effects Coordinator
Tim Crosbie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alan B. Curtiss
Assistant Director
Burkhard Dallwitz
Music
Ina Damianova
Costume Supervisor
Dennis Davidson
Consultant
Suzanna De Miranda
Production Coordinator
Mulchand Dedhia
Gaffer
Cyril Delafosse-guiramand
Advisor
Rochelle Devries
Visual Effects
Goro Deyanov
Set Decorator
Kerry Dibbs
Post-Production Coordinator
Judith A Dickerson
Dialect Coach
Desislav Dimitrov
Grip
Emil Dimitrov
Costumer
Stanislav Dimitrov
Electrician
Laura Dodd
Production Coordinator
Mohamed El Duardi
Grip
Amanda Duncan
Visual Effects
Brad Dunn
Film Lab
Rebecca Dunn
Film Lab
John Durney
Visual Effects
Guy East
Executive Producer
Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
Sally Edwards
Assistant
Said El Kounti
Assistant Property Master
Bruce Emery
Consultant
Marian Ene
Grip
Kattie Evans
Executive
Lyubomir Evtimov
Transportation Coordinator
Tzvetozar Evtimov
Unit Manager
John Paul Fasal
Sound Effects
Dimitar Ferdinandov
Seamstress Supervisor
Les Fiddess
Foley Artist
Marco Di Fillipis
Electrician
Eric Flickinger
Sound Recordist
Olivier Fontenay
Colorist
Michael Frayeh
Production Accountant
Greg Funk
Makeup Artist
Driss Gaidi
Unit Manager
William Gammon
Compositor
Valentin Ganev
Dialect Coach
Larry M Garrison
Unit Publicist
Chuck Garsha
Recording Engineer
Rajeev Gaurang
Transportation
Gabriel Georgiev
Unit Manager
Todor Georgiev
Props
Abdelhak El Ghozail
Caterer
Emil Gigov
Assistant Art Director
Victor Glushchenko
Animator
Julia Gombert
Wardrobe
Leo Gomez
Film Lab
Richard Goodwin
Assistant Director
Christina Graff
Visual Effects Producer
Paul Graff
Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter D Graves
Consultant
Leonard Gregoryan
Music
Matthew Griffin
Visual Effects
Lubomir Grigorov
Assistant Editor
Mustapha Grumij
Assistant Director
Brendan Gunn
Dialect Coach
Anna Hadzhieva
Art Department Coordinator
Buffy Hall
Casting
Naomi J Hall
Researcher
Abdelilah Hamsaoui
Driver
Sam Hancock
Digital Effects Artist
Mohamed Hanini
Electrician
Mustapha Harakati
Driver
Peter Haran
Special Effects Technician
Laurence Harvey
Special Effects Technician
Sam Hayward
Rerecording
D. M. Hemphill
Sound Mixer
Duncan Henderson
Producer
Duncan Henderson
Unit Production Manager
Alex Henery
Original Music
Edouard F Henriques
Makeup
Keith Herft
Compositor
David Herzog
Music
Simon Hewitt
Foley Artist
Phil Heywood
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Zoltan Horkai
Animal Wrangler
Lyubomir Hristoskov
Grip
Mira Hristova
Production Assistant
Robert Huberman
Assistant Director
Robert Huberman
Line Producer
Paul Huggard
Tutor
Alexander Idakiev
Electrician
Hristo Idakiev
Gaffer
Anton Ivanov
Electrician
Ivailo Ivanov
Assistant Camera
Borislava Ivanova
Craft Service
Gemma James
Visual Effects Coordinator
Dennis Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor
Keena Jones
Executive
My Ahmed Jouani
Driver
Nazha Kajja
Assistant
Kristina Kambitova
Legal Services
Nakul Kamte
Sound Mixer
Leah Katz
Sound Editor
Brett Kelly
Music Conductor
Tim T. Kelly
Executive In Charge
Mohammed Khalaf
Executive Producer
Ashraf Khan
Sound Department
Mukesh Khokhar
Assistant
Sana El Kilali
Production Supervisor
Chris King
Visual Effects
Richard King
Sound Designer
Dick Knapman
Liaison
Daniela Koeva
Assistant
Valentin Kolev
Location Assistant
Adnane Korchyou
Camera
Aleksander Kosev
Background Casting
Ivan Kotsev
Assistant Director
Mahendra Kumar
Assistant
Mithun Kumar
Assistant
Subesh Kumar
Assistant
Genevieve Lacey
Music
Toni Lalov
Assistant Location Manager
Kirsty Langsdale
Consultant
Abdelilah Larhrissi
Electrician
Tiffany Leclere
Executive
Adam Leipzig
Executive Producer
Brittany Levin
Set Production Assistant
Joni Levin
Producer
Rick Lisle
Adr/Dialogue Editor
May Lo
Film Lab
Justin Long
Visual Effects
Jillian Longnecker
Head Of Production
Peter Luczak
Film Lab
Film Details
Also Known As
Camino a la libertad, Chemins de la liberté, Les Chemins de la liberté, Way Back, Way back - Der lange Weg, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Ardmore Studios Ltd.; Business Affairs, Inc.; Christie Mattull; Craig Warren; Crazy Horse Effects; Dda Public Relations; Deluxe 142 Features; Deluxe Australia; Deluxe Stageone Sound; Digital Vortechs; Dubbing Brothers; Dune Films; Eastman Kodak; Exclusive Film Distribution; Exclusive Media; Film Finances, Inc.; Huzzah Sound; Image Nation; Journeyman Pictures; Kodak Cinelabs; Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman, Inc.; Loeb & Loeb, LLP; Marshalls & Dent; Momentous Insurance Brokerage, Inc.; Monolith Films Sp. Z O.O.; Mullinars Casting Consultants; National Geographic Entertainment; Opticals & Graphics; Panavision, Ltd.; Pepper Film And Television Post Production; Redline Sound Studios; Rising Sun Pictures; Salon Productions, Ltd.; Snow Business International, Ltd.; Soho Film Lab; Spectrum Films; Trackdown Studios; Warner Bros. Sound; Warner Brothers Studios; Wazee Digital; Wpa Film Library
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS VIVAFILM/NEWMARKET FILMS/WREKIN HILL ENTERTAINMENT; Newmarket Films/Wrekin Hill Entertainment; 01 Distribuzione; 20th Century Fox International; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group; Aurum Producciones; Bioscop; Blitz-Cine Star; Empire; Entertainment One; Golden Village; Mediapro; Medyavizyon; Newmarket Films; Odeon S.A.; Premium Film; Rlj Entertainment, Inc.; Sam Film; Sfd; Splendid Film Gmbh; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Bulgaria; Nu Boyana Film Studios Sofia, Bulgaria
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 13m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Winter January 21, 2011
Released in United States on Video April 19, 2011
Released in United States 2010
Limited Release in United States Winter December 29, 2010
Limited Release in United States Winter December 29, 2010 (Los Angeles)
Limited Release in United States Winter January 21, 2011 (New York City)
Released in United States on Video April 19, 2011
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-6, 2010.)
Released in United States 2011
Peter Weir based the screenplay on several sources, including the book "The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom" written by Slavomir Rawicz and published by Globe Pequot in 1997.
Released in United States 2011 (Australian Gala)
