The Way Back

The Way Back Movie Poster Country United States Directed by Peter Weir Release Date September 3, 2010 Language English Russian Polish Hindi Main Cast Character Actor Janusz Wieszczek Jim Sturgess Valka Colin Farrell Mr. Smith Ed Harris Irena Saoirse Ronan Khabarov Mark Strong Tomasz Alexandru Potocean

The Way Back is a 2010 American movie directed by Peter Weir (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) that is inspired by the 1956 novel The Long Walk by former Polish prisoner of war Sławomir Rawicz. In a Siberian labor camp, Pole Janusz (Jim Sturgess), Russian Valka (Colin Farrell), American Mr. Smith (Ed Harris) and other prisoners meet and form an alliance for survival. Together they forge an escape plan, which they put into action during an ice storm. They exert themselves superhuman efforts to get into their respective homeland. And it is a lossy path that leads the community from Siberia through the Gobi Desert and even across the Himalayas.

The following weapons were used in the film The Way Back:

Revolvers

Nagant M1895

The Commandant (Stanislav Pishtalov) uses a Nagant M1895 revolver during the blizzard.

Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N cartridge

The Commandant holds his Revolver on Mr. Smith (Ed Harris).

After Mr. Smith walks to the forest he aims at him.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891

Soviet prison guards use Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M91 rifles.

Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle in original configuration - 7.62x54mm R.

Guards open the gate with their Mosins in their hands.

Another view of the rifles.

A Mosin Nagant over a guard's back during the blizzard.

A prison guard aims at Janusz (Jim Sturgess) again.

Mosin Nagant M91/30

Some Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles are also used by the prison guards.

Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R

The guard in the middle holds the rifle as the columm reaches the camp.

The kneeling guard aims his Mosin Nagant at Mr. Smith.