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"Inspired by an incredible true story... begins in 1940 when 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'...

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Uniform Title:Way back (Motion picture)
Main Author: Dallwitz, Burkhard (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Image Entertainment (Firm), Newmarket Films, Wrekin Hill Entertainment, Exclusive Media Group, National Geographic Entertainment (Firm), Image Nation (Firm), Exclusive Films
Other Authors: Levin, Joni (Producer), Henderson, Duncan (Producer), Sinclair, Nigel (Producer), Boyd, Russell, 1944- (Cinematographer), Smith, Lee (Film editor), Stites, Wendy (Costume designer), Stoddart, John (asd), Harris, Ed, 1950- (Actor), Sturgess, Jim (Actor), Ronan, Saoirse, 1994- (Actor), Strong, Mark, 1963- (Actor), Farrell, Colin, 1976- (Actor), Weir, Peter, 1944- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Clarke, Keith R. (Screenwriter), Rawicz, Slavomir
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; with optional subtitles in Spanish; with optional subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
Published: Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2011]
Edition:Widescreen.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Russian > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Polish > Drama.
Escapes > Russia (Federation) > Siberia > Drama.
Prisoners of war > Poland > Drama.
Prisoners of war > Russia (Federation) > Siberia > Drama.
Runaway teenagers > Russia (Federation) > Siberia > Drama.
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Survival films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:"Inspired by an incredible true story... begins in 1940 when 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. Their humanity is further tested when they meet a teenage runaway who begs to join them on their quest"--Container.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Inspired by the book "The long walk" by Slavomir Rawicz.
Special features: The journey of the journey; Trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1; aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Russell Boyd ; film editor, Lee Smith ; music, Burkhard Dallwitz; costume designer, Wendy Stites; production designer, John Stoddart.