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The Way Back is a 2010 American survival film directed by Peter Weir, from a screenplay by Weir and Keith Clarke. The film is inspired by The Long Walk (1956), the memoir by former Polish prisoner of war Sławomir Rawicz, who claimed to have escaped from a Soviet Gulag and walked 4,000 miles (6,400 km) to freedom in World War II.
Back in high school, Jack Cunningham had everything going for him. A basketball phenom, he could have punched his ticket to college or even the pros, but, instead, he chose to walk away from the game, forfeiting his future. Jack's glory days are long gone...but, as it turns out, not forgotten.
Jan 21, 2011 · Denounced by his wife as a possible spy in 1939, Janusz (Jim Sturgess) finds himself in a remote Siberian labor camp. Faced with brutal conditions inside and out, Janusz is determined to escape.
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- Peter Weir
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- Jim Sturgess
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Mar 6, 2020 · The Way Back starts out as a sports movie, but it turns into something more. Affleck plays Jack Cunningham, a former high school basketball star with strong prospects and a full ride to...
Dec 26, 2010 · Weir's The Way Back is a riveting film, bracketed by monochrome newsreel material, first of the invasion of Poland, later of the cold war from 1945 to the breaching of the Berlin Wall, and...
Jul 5, 2013 · 1h 43min. Release Date: July 5, 2013. Genre: Comedy. Dive into this “smart, imaginative, first-rate comedy” (Karen Durbin, "ELLE") featuring an all-star comedic cast, including Steve Carell, Maya Rudolph, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell, and Amanda Peet.
