This flash of animal instinct is a visceral illustration of the movies theme. In a ghostwritten book called the long walk, he claimed that in 1941 he and six others had escaped from a siberian gulag camp and walked over 6500 km 4000 miles south, through the gobi desert, tibet, and the himalayas to finally reach british india in the winter of 1942. Ed harris plays one of several russian prisoners who undertake an incredible 4,000mile escape in the drama the way back. The way back, by peter weir, about gulag escapees the. Smith ed harris, russian thug valka colin farrell, comedic accountant zoran dragos bucur, pastry chef tomasz horodinsky alexandru potocean, who draws, priest andrejs voss gustav skarsgard, and polish kazik sebastian urzendowsky, who suffers from night blindness. Jan 21, 2011 but the incredible story of a small band of russian prisoners who somehow made a 4,000mile trek from siberia to india is no tall tale. Stars ed harris, colin farrell, jim sturgess, saoirse ronan. Smith, an american engineer who went to the soviet union to help build the moscow metro system, but ended up a prisoner in siberia.
The way back is a remarkable adventure story chronicling the escape of a small group of multinational prisoners from a. And director and cowriter peter weir, who has pitted man against the elements in films from master and commander to the mosquito coast, emphasizes the harsh reality in every agonizing step of the way back. The greatest escape war hero who walked 4,000 miles from siberian death camp incredible story of witold glinskis escape across the gobi desert and through the himalayas to freedom in. Real life imitated art as the cast, including jim sturgess, were. The way back is a 2010 drama film about a group of prisoners who escape from a siberian gulag camp during world war ii. Hollywood actor ed harris revealed how he suffered for his art, when he fell sick during the filming of his new film, the way back. The film is directed by peter weir from a screenplay also by weir and keith clarke, inspired by the long walk 1955, a book by slawomir rawicz, a polish prisoner of war in the soviet gulag. Fourtime oscar nominee ed harris apollo, jim sturgess across the universe and oscar nominee saoirse ronan atonement and colin farrell in bruges star in. Controversy dates back to when the book was first published as there was no evidence that the events really happened, much less were truthful encounters of. The feeling of imprisonment escalates thanks to the fact that bong keeps nearly all of the action onboard the train.
Polish army lieutenant who was imprisoned by the soviets after the germansoviet invasion of poland. After escaping from a world war ii labor camp, a band of soldiers undertake a journey to traverse siberia, the gobi desert and the himalayas. Dec 04, 2010 the story was the long walk, a gripping account of a polish officers imprisonment in the soviet gulag in 1940, his escape and then a trek of 4,000 miles 6,437km from siberia to india, surviving. Inspired by an incredible true story, this epic film of survival againsttheodds tells the story of a group of seven prisoners who escaped from a. A 7 out of 10 stars movie about prisoners who escape siberia during wartime and go on a 4000 mile journey to india and freedom. Aug 04, 2011 the amazing story of escaping siberia in 1941, three men reach india from tibet, having walked 4000 miles after escaping a siberian gulag. The greatest escape war hero who walked 4,000 miles from siberian death camp incredible story of witold glinskis escape across the gobi desert and through the himalayas to. It stars jim sturgess as janusz, colin farrell as valka, ed harris as mr. The film stars jim sturgess, colin farrell, ed harris, and saoirse ronan, with alexandru. Inspired by an incredible true story, the way back begins in 1940 when seven.
The way back is a 2010 american survival film directed by peter weir, from a screenplay by weir and keith clarke. Ed harris has played both valiant good guys and complicated bad guys from the calm leader in apollo to the unhinged artist in pollock. Peter weirs the way back, a good walk almost spoiled. By transforming into his characters and pulling the audience in, ed harris has earned a reputation as one of the most talented actors of our time. The prisoners escape knowing full well that the elements will probably do.
Jan, 2011 the way back is a movie about some guys who escape from a soviet prison camp in siberia and walk south for 4,000 miles and 12 months until they get to india. In a future where a failed climatechange experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges. Ed harris, mark strong, jim sturgess, saoirse ronan, and specially, colin farrell are fabulous acting. Jan 18, 2011 ed harris has played both valiant good guys and complicated bad guys from the calm leader in apollo to the unhinged artist in pollock. The rating is fairly spot on but its one hell of a true story. Oct 02, 2011 the way back is the critically acclaimed new release from renowned director peter weir master and commander, the truman show, starring colin farrell, jim sturgess, ed harris, mark strong and. The way back, by peter weir, about gulag escapees the new. In director peter weirs the way back, a desperate group of political prisoners escape a snowy gulag in 1940 and endure a yearlong trek to exit soviet territory.
Fourtime oscar nominee, ed harris apollo, jim sturgess across the universe and oscar nominee saoirse ronan atonement and colin farrell in bruges star in this epic saga of survival from sixtime oscarnominee peter weir witness, master and commander. This movie is more than watchable, if you have a spare 2 hours, but keep the water. Directed by peter weir, the way back stars colin ferrell, saoirse ronan, jim sturgess, mark strong, and ed harris. The way back is inspired by a 4,000mile foot journey that began with an escape from a siberian prison camp in the dead of winter and continued across mongolia and the gobi desert, ending finally months later in free india.
The siberian gulags were cold, hopeless work camps built to house the u. Jul, 2016 snowpiercer was a tricky one to bring to film it was originally an acclaimed graphic novel, but director joonho bong mother has a fantastic cast that includes chris evans, john hurt, and ed harris to help with the journey. The 10 best ed harris movie performances posted on may 20, 2016 may 20, 2016 by nicholas brady ed harris is credited on imdb with this statement. It give me strength to never give up against everything.
With chris evans, jamie bell, tilda swinton, ed harris. The way back, a movie from 2010, stars ed harris, colin farrell, sairose ronansp among others. Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in india. Thus begins a treacherous 4, 500mile trek to freedom across the worlds most merciless landscapes.
An artist named tamasz alexandru potocean, an innocent named kasik sebastian urzendowsky, a latvian priest voss gustaf skarsgard and a funny yugoslav named zoran dragos bucur. The title the way back takes on an epic grandeur when you consider that the way stretches from a soviet prison camp somewhere deep in world war ii siberia all the way across the gobi desert and the himalayas to india. With jim sturgess, ed harris, colin farrell, dragos bucur. Fine, theres a little more to it than that, but the title card that opens the movie tells us that three men walked into india in 1941 having walked from siberia and that this is their story. Smith ed harris, terse, tense and very ed harris, who warns of the. Peter weir directed picnic at hanging rock, a 1975 movie so mysterious and. Ed harris, jim sturgess, colin farrell watch all you want. Disparate group makes remarkable escape from siberian prison. After being imprisoned in the far north of russian siberian wasteland, polish soldier slawomir rawicz and six of his friends managed to escape from the gulag and go on incredible journey in which they walked over 4000 miles southward until they reached safety in india. This is the route walked by a group of escapees in peter weirs utterly gripping movie, which joins the list of cinemas great. Peter weirs the way back is an entertaining oldfashioned prison escape movie with a touch of the epic about it.
Deep into the way back, peter weirs first film since 2003s master and commander, a drifter saoirse ronan corners an escaped pow played by ed harris, and fills him in on the backstories of some of his fellow travelers. In the way back, the new peter weir film, escapees from a siberian gulag attempt a bleak, demoralizing 4,000mile trek to freedom in india during the early 1940s. Ed harris tells of sickness in sahara london evening. A band of escapees from a siberian prison camp attempt a bleak, demoralizing. The way back 2010 full movie 22 the way back is a 2010 drama film about a group of prisoners who escape from a siberian gulag camp during world war ii. Ed harris was born in tenafly, new jersey, to margaret sholl, a travel agent, and robert lee harris, a bookstore worker who also sang professionally. Ed harris really filled the part of mr smith, the others were just as good in their characters, but harris stood out. But the incredible story of a small band of russian prisoners who somehow made a 4,000mile trek from siberia to india is no tall tale. Decades after the fall of the soviet union, siberia is still a byword for a place of no return. Siberia is your prison all 5 million square miles of it. The film is inspired by the long walk 1956, the memoir by former polish prisoner of war slawomir rawicz, who claimed to have escaped from a soviet gulag and walked 4,000 miles 6,400 km to freedom in world war ii. The long walk is a popular term that is attached to one of the most famous prison escape attempts of the 20th century. The story was the long walk, a gripping account of a polish officers imprisonment in the soviet gulag in 1940, his escape and then a trek of 4,000 miles 6,437km from siberia to.
By transforming into his characters and pulling the audience in, ed harris has earned the reputation as. By transforming into his characters and pulling the audience in, ed harris has earned the reputation as one of the most talented actors of our time. He was interned in the gulag and, just like rawicz, he escaped in a. Making a pact with six companions, the group embarks on a daring mission across asia to hopeful safety in india. The way back dlugi marsz movie colin farrell, ed harris. Harris has been with many of these men for months, even years, yet he seems at most marginally curious about their lives, though their survival is inextricably connected. May 20, 2016 the 10 best ed harris movie performances posted on may 20, 2016 may 20, 2016 by nicholas brady ed harris is credited on imdb with this statement. Not every incredible story makes a compelling movie. The film stars jim sturgess, colin farrell, ed harris, and saoirse. The way back is a movie about some guys who escape from a soviet prison camp in siberia and walk south for 4,000 miles and 12 months until they get to india. The way back is itself an old fashioned venture, about a ragtag group of valiant, determined prisoners during world war ii who make an almost superhuman effort to escape siberia on foot across mongolia, through the gobi desert into china and onward into britishcontrolled india you can never put too many miles between you and an angry stalin. Jan 08, 2006 the way back, a movie from 2010, stars ed harris, colin farrell, sairose ronansp among others.
Inspired by an incredible true story, the way back begins in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible. Way back, song from birds in the trap sing mcknight by travis scott. The amazing story of escaping siberia in 1941, three men reach india from tibet, having walked 4000 miles after escaping a siberian gulag. Landscapes of film are very stunning, beautiful and harsh but full of poetry. Jan 21, 2011 siberian slog a great escape by kyle smith. Jim sturgess, colin farrell, and ed harris in the way back. Jan 22, 2011 in director peter weirs the way back, a desperate group of political prisoners escape a snowy gulag in 1940 and endure a yearlong trek to exit soviet territory. The sound was impressive, even and rich throughout, and the lighting was superb. Jim sturgess, ed harris, colin farrell see full cast and crew. The way back is a 2010 american survival film directed by peter weir, from a screenplay by. Escape from a labour camp in siberia the long walk. The long walk caused a sensation when it came out 1956.
Jan 05, 20 fourtime oscar nominee ed harris apollo, jim sturgess across the universe and oscar nominee saoirse ronan atonement and colin farrell in bruges star in this epic saga of survival from. Way back tracks prisoner escape from soviet gulag the. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with. The way back is the critically acclaimed new release from renowned director peter weir master and commander, the truman show, starring colin. A young military officer sturgess leads an escape from a hellish gulag in siberia during wwii. Jan 21, 2011 the way back is itself an old fashioned venture, about a ragtag group of valiant, determined prisoners during world war ii who make an almost superhuman effort to escape siberia on foot across mongolia, through the gobi desert into china and onward into britishcontrolled india you can never put too many miles between you and an angry stalin. It is loosely based on the book the long walk 1955 by slawomir rawicz, who was a polish pow in the soviet gulag. India from tibet, having walked 4000 miles after escaping a siberian gulag. The background of the way back is as interesting as the film itself.
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