The Way Back

The Way Back Movie Poster Country India Poland United Arab Emirates United States Directed by Peter Weir Release Date September 3, 2010 Language English Hindi Mongolian Polish Russian Tibetan Studio National Geographic Films Spitfire Pictures Imagenation Abu Dhabi Film Fund Luxembourg Distributor Exclusive Film Distribution 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 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, Russian Valka, American Mr. Smith, 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 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) is briefly seen with a Nagant M1895 revolver during the blizzard.

Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38N

The Commandant threatens Mr. Smith (Ed Harris) with his Nagant revolver to make him obey his order to lay down.

After Mr. Smith starts walking to the forest the perplexed Commandant holds the revolver at him again.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891

The majority of the Soviet prison guards are equipped with Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles.

Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle, 3rd configuration - 7.62x54mm R

Two Guards opening the camp's gate hold their Mosin Nagant rifles.

A slightly different angle of the right one.

One of the guards is seen with his Mosin Nagant slung over his back during the blizzard.

A prison guard aims at daydreaming Janusz (Jim Sturgess) who approached him.

Mosin Nagant M1891/30

Some Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 can also be seen wielded by the prison guards.

Soviet Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R

The guard in the center with the white coat carries the M91/30 rifle while the column reaches the camp.

Two guards aiming their rifles at Mr. Smith. The kneeling guard has an M91/30.