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The Way Back [Blu-ray]

Colin Farrell , Ed Harris , Peter Weir    Suitable for 12 years and over   Blu-ray
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Colin Farrell, Ed Harris
  • Directors: Peter Weir
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Entertainment One
  • DVD Release Date: 9 May 2011
  • Run Time: 132 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B004I2XWX8
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 22,737 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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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 Saoirse Ronan. Inspired by an incredible true story, this epic film of survival against-the-odds tells the story of a group of seven prisoners who escaped from a Soviet gulag in Stalin-era Russia and walked over 4,000 miles across some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world, crossing the Siberian Arctic, the Gobi desert and the Himalayas before finally arriving in British-ruled India.

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The way back 9 April 2012
By Mr. D. Rowland TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Many years ago I travelled by train along a stretch of the Trans-Siberian Railway from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk on the southern shore of Lake Baykal not long after reading Slavomir Rawicz's book "The Long Walk" and I vividly remember that Siberia was a region of endless space, where there were no signs of human habitation for hours on end and vast dense pine forests stretched from horizon to horizon for hundreds of miles. I tried to picture what it must have been like for a small party of people with hardly any food or suitable clothing walking across this region for months on end in the middle of winter in temperatures up to minus 20 degrees below zero and then walking through the scorching heat of the Gobi Desert and climbing over the huge mountains of the Himalayas. It is scarcely comprehensible that a few men did manage to escape like this from the Russian Gulag's and reach freedom.

Peter Weir's magnificent, enthralling and moving film tells the story of a group of prisoners from a Russian concentration camp north of Lake Baykal who escaped and walked south for 4,000 miles across Siberia, Mongolia, China and Tibet and the survivors of the journey eventually reached India. Rawicz's account of his escape has been questioned but there is no doubt that a few Poles and others did manage to escape and reach freedom in this way and some Poles joined up with free Polish forces and fought against the German's who ironically were fighting the Russians who had invaded Poland shortly after Hitler in September 1939. It was these same Russians who had condemned thousands of Poles and others to long stretches in the Gulag's on trumped up charges and when the Germans invaded Russia in June 1941, it suited the Russians to release many Poles from the camps to fight the Nazis.

Poland got precious little from being victors in the second world war. They were the first country to be invaded by the Germans, they were stabbed in the back by the Russians soon afterwards, the conditions in occupied Poland especially for the Jews were horrendous, over 4,000 Polish officers were slaughtered by the Russian KGB who tried to blame the Germans for the crime, the ever loyal Poles were ignored or treated with contempt by their American and British allies and the Russians refused to help the Polish resistance fighters during the Warsaw Rising in 1944. They were promised free elections after the war but the Russians had no intention of honouring this promise and Poland became a satelitte state of the Russian empire for decades to come. It is only now that they are enjoying the belated freedom and democracy that they so richly deserved.

Weir made the film by using Bulgaria as the setting for Siberia and Morocco as the setting for Mongolia and he laudably showed great respect towards those Poles that he and members of the cast met who were in Russian prison camps or were relatives of such people by taking great care to accurately reconstruct conditions in the camps and to be as truthful as possible in the circumstances.

The scenery is breathtaking and the exterior photography is superb. Jim Sturgess and Ed Harris in the main roles are particularly impressive and the whole production is brilliantly staged and the story stays in the memory for a long time afterwards.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The Way Back 23 Jan 2012
Format:DVD
I enjoyed the film but not a patch on the book which I couldn't put down and left me near to tears at the end. Will watch it again now that I have read the book but I feel a lot of the original story was not covered.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars March Or Die 24 Dec 2011
By Charles Vasey TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
This is a film about endurance in pretty dismal circumstances so if you are seeking laughs, thrills or excitement then you are going to be sorely disappointed. Escaping from a Soviet Gulag the heroes of this piece have to march through taiga, desert, mountain and just about everything in between; and they do so not by ingenious device or cunning plan but by putting one foot in front of the other for 4000 miles. I found it a stirring tale but then I liked moor-running at School so am probably deranged.

There has been some excitement about whether the story is true (it is based on Slavomir Rawicz's book): it didn't seem necessary to me that it was or was not true, but be warned if this does matter to you you may want to consider before watching. There is also some concern (sometimes by the same critics) that the central role is not more charismatic. This is however a film about walking which is of its very nature a slow and steady form of movement. It does not require a John Rambo or James Bond.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
An excellent film, held my attention all the way through. Do not be put off by the beginning, it gets better and better.
Published 3 days ago by David W. Preston
5.0 out of 5 stars Not what we expected.
I am not sure what I ecpected but it was not this. Having said that this was a cracking film. A Film about, i think, human endeavor and brothership.
Published 3 days ago by Martin Nicholls
5.0 out of 5 stars the way back
hi read the book .THE LONG WALK thought was very good but thought the film was better .THE WAY BACK very good film .
Published 25 days ago by helly
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite film
Seen it before on DVD, even better on blu ray can't recommend it enough. Great story as well as visuals and environment.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. George Brooks
3.0 out of 5 stars BERYL
NO WAY AS GOOD AS THE BOOK, A LOT WAS LEFT OUT, COULD,NT PUT THE BOOK DOWN OTHERWISE FILM OK
Published 2 months ago by BERYL BYRNE
3.0 out of 5 stars The Way Back (DVD)
I enjoyed the book more. The DVD was okay and the second DVD included with interviews with the actors etc.was interesting.
Published 2 months ago by kiwi
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film
This is a well directed and acted film. Not an easy film to make!
It is a long film, but it needs to be to give justice to the storyline. Read more
Published 2 months ago by R. J. Chippendale
5.0 out of 5 stars great movie
great movie missed it at the cinema was pleased to be able to buy it at such a reasonable price
Published 2 months ago by terry punchard
3.0 out of 5 stars The Way Back
Big mistake to read the book then watch the film. Seldom live up to expectations. Have leant it to someone who hasn't read the book so will be interested to hear what they think.
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. Lorna C. Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars The Way Back...Excellent
Very good. The suspense and continuously trying to evade their pursuers kept my attention all the way through. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Reckless
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