The Way Back

Synopsis

A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.

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Cast

Ed Harris

Mr. Smith

Jim Sturgess

Janusz Wieszczek

Saoirse Ronan

Irena Zielińska

Colin Farrell

Valka

Mark Strong

Andrei Khabarov

Gustaf Skarsgård

Andrejs Voss

Dejan Angelov

Andrei

Dragoș Bucur

Zoran

Sally Brunski

Janusz's Wife, 1939

Alexandru Potocean

Tomasz Horodinsky

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Kazik

Zahari Baharov

Interrogator

Ihor Hniezdilov

Bohdan

Stanislav Pishtalov

Commandant

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Mariy Grigorov

Lazar

Nikolay Stanoev

Yuri

Stefan Shterev

Cook

Yordan Bikov

Garbage Eater #1

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Ruslan Kupenov

Garbage Eater #2

Nikolay Mutafchiev

Guard #1

Crew

Art

• John Stoddart Production Design
• Kess Bonnet Art Direction
• Goro Deyanov Set Decoration
• Anna Hadzhieva Art Department Coordinator
• Aziz Rafiq Art Department Assistant
• Emil Gigov Assistant Art Director
• Evgeni Yordanov Leadman
• Dirk Buchmann Property Master
• Sunil Chabra Property Master

Camera

• Russell Boyd Director of Photography
• Anton Bakarski Camera Operator
• Ivo Peitchev Camera Operator
• Lorenzo Senatore Steadicam Operator
• Simon Varsano Still Photographer
• Neven Mihailova Additional Camera
• Miroslav Stoilov First Assistant Camera
• Emiliano Topai First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Wendy Stites Costume Design
• Joseph Cigliano Costume Supervisor
• Bridget Ostersehlte Costume Supervisor
• Ina Damianova Costume Supervisor
• Mandira Shukla Costume Supervisor
• Tsvetanka Anachkova Seamstress
• Dimitar Ferdinandov Seamstress
• Maria Stoyanova Seamstress
• Yolanda Toussieng Hair Department Head
• Desislava Grozdeva Hairstylist
• Dimitrina Stoyanova Hairstylist
• Kathe Swanson Hairstylist

Crew

• Emil Gigov Carpenter
• Zamfir Zamfirov Carpenter
• Vladimir Petkov Carpenter
• Jason Troughton Special Effects Coordinator
• Alex Meddick Visual Effects Editor
• Nick Murphy Visual Effects Editor
• Kaloian Vodenicharov Stunt Coordinator
• Mark Vargo Second Unit Cinematographer
• Plamen Slavov Transportation Coordinator
• Lubomir Evtimov Transportation Coordinator
• Yana Marinova Stunt Double
• Velizar Peev Stunts

Directing

• Peter Weir Director
• Sylvie Chesneau Script Supervisor
• Todor Chapkanov First Assistant Director
• Richard Goodwin Second Assistant Director
• Dea Kulumbegashvili Assistant Director Trainee

Editing

• Lee Smith Editor
• Rebecca Dunn Digital Intermediate
• Matthew M. North Digital Intermediate
• Anthos Simon Digital Intermediate

Lighting

• Mulchand Dedhia Gaffer
• Hristo Idakiev Gaffer
• Mohammed Amine Hlal Rigging Gaffer

Production

• Joni Levin Producer
• Nigel Sinclair Producer
• Duncan Henderson Production Accountant
• Peter Weir Producer
• Keith Clark Producer
• Judith Bouley Casting
• Lina Todd Casting
• Salaheddine Benchegra Casting
• Poppy Bourchier Casting
• Buffy Hall Casting
• Mariana Stansheva Casting
• Vicky Wildman Casting

Sound

• Jenny T. Ward ADR & Dubbing
• Tony Murtagh ADR & Dubbing
• Bruce Emery Dolby Consultant
• Les Fiddess Foley
• Simon Hewitt Foley
• Linda Whittlesey Foley
• Richard King Sound Designer
• Paul Berolzheimer Sound Effects Editor
• Michael W. Mitchell Sound Effects Editor
• Ron Bartlett Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Phil Heywood Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Richard King Supervising Sound Editor

Visual Effects

• Anna Creasy Visual Effects Coordinator
• Gemma James Visual Effects Coordinator
• Richard Thwaites Visual Effects Producer
• Magdalena Wolf Visual Effects Producer
• Dennis Jones Visual Effects Supervisor
• Paul Graff Visual Effects Supervisor
• Tim Crosbie Visual Effects Supervisor
• Victor Glushchenko Animation

Writing

• Peter Weir Screenplay
• Slavomir Rawicz Novel
• Keith R. Clarke Screenplay

Photos