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 (5,528 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Way Back's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Way Back was directed by Peter Weir[4].
  • Peter Weir wrote the screenplay for The Way Back[5].
  • The Way Back's composer is recorded as Burkhard Dallwitz[6].
  • The Way Back's genre is war film[7].
  • The Way Back's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Way Back's genre is prison film[9].
  • The Way Back's genre is survival film[10].
  • The Way Back's based on is recorded as The Long Walk[11].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Jim Sturgess[12].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Colin Farrell[13].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Ed Harris[14].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Saoirse Ronan[15].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Mark Strong[16].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Gustaf Skarsgård[17].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Sebastian Urzendowsky[18].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Dragoș Bucur[19].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Yordan Bikov[20].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Zahari Baharov[21].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Sally Edwards[22].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Haruhiko Yamanouchi[23].
  • A cast member of The Way Back was Alexandru Potocean[24].
  • The Way Back was produced by Peter Weir[25].
  • The Way Back was produced by Scott Rudin[26].
  • The Way Back's production company is recorded as National Geographic Society[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Peter Weir[25] and Scott Rudin[26]. The Way Back was directed by Peter Weir[4]. Peter Weir wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jim Sturgess[12], Colin Farrell[13], Ed Harris[14], Saoirse Ronan[15], Mark Strong[16], and Gustaf Skarsgård[17].

Publication

Publication dates include September 3, 2010[28], December 29, 2010[29], June 30, 2011[30], and June 7, 2012[31]. The original language of The Way Back was English[32]. Genres include war film[7], drama film[8], prison film[9], and survival film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[34], Gulag[35], forced labor[36], and Soviet invasion of Poland[37].

Reception

Reviews include 74%[38], 6.9/10[39], and 66/100[40].

Why It Matters

The Way Back ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,528 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → World War II, Gulag, forced labor +1
    Set in period → 1980s, World War II, 20th century +1
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 66878
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  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1980s, World War II, 20th century +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q362]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786777714293"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2010-09-03T00:00:00Z, +2010-12-29T00:00:00Z, +2011-06-30T00:00:00Z +1
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/the_way_back, m/the-way-back
    P14449 → 83369
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  5. 14w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Medierådet rating → For ages 11 and up
    Distribution format → video on demand
    Publication date → —
    Cnc film rating (romania) → A.P. - 12
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q15898171]], import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
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