The Way Back

2010 film by Peter Weir
Movie film Q575778
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The Way Back

Summary

The Way Back is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,343 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Way Back's image is recorded as The-Way-Back.png[3].
  • The Way Back's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Way Back's director is recorded as Peter Weir[5].
  • The Way Back's screenwriter is recorded as Peter Weir[6].
  • The Way Back's composer is recorded as Burkhard Dallwitz[7].
  • The Way Back's genre is recorded as war film[8].
  • The Way Back's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Way Back's genre is recorded as prison film[10].
  • The Way Back's genre is recorded as film based on book[11].
  • The Way Back's based on is recorded as The Long Walk[12].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Jim Sturgess[13].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Colin Farrell[14].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Ed Harris[15].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Saoirse Ronan[16].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Mark Strong[17].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Gustaf Skarsgård[18].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Sebastian Urzendowsky[19].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Dragoș Bucur[20].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Yordan Bikov[21].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Zahari Baharov[22].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Sally Edwards[23].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Haruhiko Yamanouchi[24].
  • The Way Back's cast member is recorded as Alexandru Potocean[25].
  • The Way Back's producer is recorded as Peter Weir[26].
  • The Way Back's producer is recorded as Scott Rudin[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Peter Weir[26] and Scott Rudin[27]. The Way Back's director is recorded as Peter Weir[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Peter Weir[6]. Cast members include Jim Sturgess[13], Colin Farrell[14], Ed Harris[15], Saoirse Ronan[16], Mark Strong[17], and Gustaf Skarsgård[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +2010-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +2011-06-30T00:00:00Z[29], and +2012-06-07T00:00:00Z[30]. The Way Back's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include war film[8], drama film[9], prison film[10], and film based on book[11].

Subject and Themes

The Way Back's main subject is recorded as World War II[32].

Reception

Reviews include 74%[33], 6.9/10[34], and 66/100[35].

Why It Matters

The Way Back ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,343 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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