It is based on the book of the same name written by bavarian novelist josef martin bauer. Cornelius rost 27 march 1919, kufstein, austria 18 october 1983, munich, germany was a german world war ii soldier who escaped from a soviet gulag camp in chukchi peninsula, siberia. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase prisoner of war dates back to 1610. Incredible story of witold glinskis escape across the gobi desert and through. As far as my feet will carry me 2001 directed by hardy.
In the last moments of world war ii, a young german soldier fighting for survival finds a nazi captains uniform. Basically a german prisoner of war escapes from the siberian lead mines and. To start with my reservation, i would have prefered this movie if they had stuck to. Theres a huge disparity between civillian casualties on both side which exp. The film is based on a real story that happened in 1943 in the sobibor extermination camp in germanoccupied poland. In the communist realms, the conditions that german pows, many just kids, endured on the eastern front were beyond grim and did not follow any accepted protocol for treatment of captured soldiers. The lead character a german soldier captured and imprisoned by the soviets is so humanly mesmerizing that it is easy to identify with his plight.
Escape 72 bare chested male 71 reference to adolf hitler 71 prisoner of war 69 combat 68. After escaping from a siberian labor camp in the wake of world war ii, german soldier clemens forell. Allied pows commandeer a german prison train to escape from italy into neutral switzerland. Rost was born on 27 march 1919 in kufstein, tyrol, austria. Were there any escapes by german prisoners of war in ww2. Millions of people have viewed the stunning 1963 dramathriller the great escape. Determined to return to his family, a german soldier escapes from a siberian. Dec 27, 2001 as prisoner of war clemens forell, a german soldier during ww ii, is sentenced to a labor camp in far east siberia. However, while the film has gained fame for its alist actors and intense plot, most people dont know the incredible true story that inspired the film. In 1959 it was made into an extremely popular television series in germany. The extraordinary true story of one mans escape from a siberian labour camp and his 3year trek to freedom at. Originally published in 1955, as far as my feet will carry me has seen international success ever since. The true story behind the great escape is epic than the.
The story is about german war prisoner who was taken to siberia to work in coal mine in 1945. German pow doing hard labor in the soviet gulag escapes from his siberian. One day in 1945, in the waning days of world war ii, anton iwanowski and his brother wiktor escaped from a russian gulag and set off across an unforgiving landscape, desperate to return home to. Rent as far as my feet will carry me 2003 on dvd and bluray. Under the provisions of the yalta agreement, the u. Based on the true story of clemens forell, this inspiring film shows what can.
The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense, psychological and tense films and tv shows about with german soldier, world war two, nazi, death, soldier, german, war, explosion, military and violence plots mostly in war, drama and romance genres shot in uk, usa. Dec 30, 2018 now there are two ways to answer this question. Just recently i rented a dvd called as far as my feet with carry me. As far as my feet will carry me josef martin bauer. Jul 26, 2007 in 1916 gold is discovered in the frozen tundra of north eastern siberia. After four years of working in the mines, he escapes.
Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an escape proof german p. Football celebs tv film royals weird news tech money travel. By 1939, 140,000 prisoners mine gold by hand in temperatures of 60 degrees centigrade. Recounting an incredible reallife adventure, it tracks the destiny of german soldier clemens forrell who, in the aftermath. A good movie, but its way overlong and goes at a very slow pace. German soldier during ww ii, is sentenced to a labor camp in far east siberia. Rawicz, an officer of the polish cavalry, is captured by the soviet forces and imprisoned in a siberian gulag. The movie based on this book was quite spectacular, so i imagine the book might. He tells of his escape says he left siberia as a german soldier is now an expert. Lenas escape is based on primarily the real life stories of clemens forell and slavomir rawicz. The experiences he described were the basis for a book, a television series, and a film.
In the book a german soldier called clemens forell escapes from a soviet work camp in siberia. In 1915 my grandfather escaped from a siberian prisoner of war camp and walked 8000 km back home to budapest. Synopsis clemens forell, a german soldier, was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in a siberian lead mine after world war ii. His wandering is last for a few years al over the russia to iran border length of film is. Two german soldiers take a norwegian soldier prisoner during one. In a ghostwritten book called the long walk, he claimed that in 1941 he and six others had escaped from a siberian gulag camp and begun a long journey south on foot about 6,500 km or 4,000 mi. Clemens forell is a german wehrmacht soldier who was captured by the soviets in 1945. Protagonist of movie is clemens forell, a german soldier in wwii, judged by stalins soviet union to many years of arbeitslager you can also say gulag in the most northeast of siberia what was normally equal to be judged to death for example only 6000 from close to 100. This is an engrossing movie about a german pow who escaped from the ussr after wwii. They remember inhumane working conditions at 50c below zero in the siberian taiga or the far north yet they remember times spent in siberia with nostalgia. Cornelius rost was a german world war ii soldier who escaped from a soviet gulag camp in chukchi peninsula, siberia. The german soldier clemens forel determined to be reunited with his beloved family makes a dramatic escape through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening ventures from a siberian labor camp after world war ii. In 1941, three men attempt to flee communist russia, escaping a siberian gulag. Apr 14, 2010 does anyone knows what is the name of the german russian movie from 90th or maybe 2000.
In the article below are images of german soldiers in russia during the second world war. Escape from a labour camp in siberia the long walk. Witold glinski is the last survivor of world war twos greatest escape. After being imprisoned in the far north of russian siberian wasteland, polish soldier slawomir rawicz and six of his friends managed to escape from the gulag and go on incredible journey in which they walked over 4000 miles southward until they reached safety in india. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he is trying to escape from. May 16, 2009 it was an epic feat of courage and strength. There are a number of significant skeptical issues concerning this escape story. Were there any escapes by german prisoners of war in ww2, were they are drastic as those dramatised such as the great escape. Aug 28, 2012 as prisoner of war clemens forell, a german soldier during ww ii, is sentenced to a labor camp in far east siberia. The opening of the film is rather rough and rushed, but once the hero begins trying to escape from the prison camp, the movie settles down and lets us get to know the characters. The main character of the movie is the sovietjewish soldier alexander pechersky, who at that time was serving in the red army as a lieutenant. History sept 07 2017 boris egorov life in captivity can hardly be called a piece of cake.
It tells the true story of a german soldier, cornelius rost, who was captured by the russians at the end of world war ii and sent, along with many other german soldiers, to work in a. Why are there no great escape type movies about german. The film or miniseries must be concerned with world war ii or the war of ethiopia and the sinojapanese war and include events which feature as a part of the war effort for short films, see the list of world war ii short films for documentaries, see the list of world war ii documentary films and the list of allied propaganda films of world war ii. But russian officer is following him across all sssr. May 10, 2015 25 great soviet and russian films about world war. With max hubacher, alexander fehling, sebastian rudolph, max thommes. Clemens forell was a german paratrooper whose story is chronicled in as far as my feet will carry me. This list of prisonerofwar escapes includes successful and unsuccessful attempts in chronological order, where possible. What is special about the pictures is that they were taken by the ordinary german soldiers themselves. The greatest escape war hero who walked 4,000 miles. Hell, you might as well try walking home from the moon. Mar 23, 2011 escape from the gulag includes deleted scenes in altar of bones lena orlova escapes with her lover from the prison camp at norilsk and makes her way to china on foot. The former paratrooper got some supplies together given to him by another inmate who himself was planning to escape that included crosscountry skis and a pistol.
This movie tells their story and that of four others who escaped with them and a teenage girl, irena zielinska saoirse ronan, who joins them in flight. Search for as far as my feet with carry me, it was made in germany i believe but not allowed to be released for sometime. This diverse collection of movies are worthy of being called the 100 greatest war movies ever made. The actionpacked flick involves a daring escape of allied soldiers from a german pow camp during wwii. He then set off, heading west with four other escapees. Incredibly popular, it sold over five hundred thousand copies, and is credited with inspiring many explorers. Top five wwii movies from the german perspective cinema. After three grueling years in the bitter cold and over 8,000 miles of lonely terrain, he is just about to reach freedom and his loved ones. The long walk is a popular term that is attached to one of the most famous prison escape attempts of the 20th century. Mysterious youth raised by a priest is believed to be son of nicholas. Trivia this movie was inspired by the memoir of slavomir rawicz depicting his escape from a siberian gulag and subsequent four thousandmile walk to freedom in india. In altar of bones lena orlova escapes with her lover from the prison camp at norilsk and makes her way to china on foot. Forell is sentenced to 25 years hard labour for crimes.
The greatest escape war hero who walked 4,000 miles from siberian death camp incredible story of witold glinskis escape across the gobi desert and through the himalayas to. As far as my feet will carry me 2001, a film based on a book by josef martin bauer, concerning the alleged escape of german world war ii prisoner of war cornelius rost under the alias clemens forell from a siberian gulag camp back to germany. The true story of a german soldiers long and difficult journey home after being. The movie itself was very long and kind of jumped around.
Roddy mcdowall, kim hunter, bradford dillman action adventure drama adventure. Risttuules is very emotional and tragic movie about mass deportation to siberia based on memories of erna. Based on a reallife escape from the german stalag luft iii camp, this movie made steve mcqueen a star and features outstanding performances from james garner, richard. After escaping from a siberian labor camp in the wake of world war ii, german soldier clemens forell bernhard. A prisoner of war pow is a noncombatantwhether a military member, an irregular military fighter, or a civilianwho is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. But you couldnt tell that to german world war ii pow cornelius rost. Ive just finished reading the long walk by slavomir rawicz, which, if true, is a simple unembellished telling of an amazing feat of endurance. After four years working in the mines he escapes from the camp in 1949 and tries to get home to his wife and children.
How would a wehrmacht soldier or ss escape from russia and. One, is to escape combat, and another is to escape the soviet pow camps. The list contains the best, new and most relevant german soldier movies ordered by relevance. Escape from the gulag includes deleted scenes philip.
Let me state first off that as far as my feet will carry me has, on, subtitles, but the movie is so captivating that within a few seconds of watching it, i forgot that it was subtitled. Just saw the way back, a movie based on an unverified escape from a siberia gulagcamp. The extraordinary true story of one mans escape from a siberian labor. As prisoner of war clemens forell, a german soldier during ww ii, is sentenced to a labour camp in far east siberia. As far as my feet will carry me is a 2001 film about german world war ii prisoner of war clemens forells escape from a siberian gulag in the soviet union back to germany.
It is the true story of one german soldier who did escape from a lead mine in siberia and walked nearly all the way to a country that allowed him to return home. As prisoner of war clemens forell, a german soldier during ww ii, is sentenced to a labor camp in far east siberia. German soldiers would only ever ben sent back to germany if they were injured enough that they cou. This wellwritten story tells of one german soldiers escape from a siberian labor camp and his cross county trek to return home.
Escape from the gulag includes deleted scenes philip carter. The great escape 1963 not only is the great escape arguably the most famous movie about pows in american cinema, it is also a true story. It has been translated into fifteen languages, sold more than 12 million copies, and is the basis for an awardwinning german entry at the 2002 cannes film festival. Rebelling against the brutality of the camp, forell staged a daring escape enduring an 8000mile journey across the trackless wastes of siberia, in some of the most. Allied prisons were by no means on the same level as on those of the axis, nor was allied warfare as cruel as that of the axis. Why are there no great escape type movies about german or. Still, german pows prisoners of war in the soviet union lived.
Just saw the way back, a movie based on an unverified. Retracing a 1,300mile escape from a soviet gulag in wwii. They did not sympathise with the soviet government, and are well aware of the tens of thousands of their fellow men who died in siberian labour camps. A wwii german soldier makes a heroic, threeyear trek home from a siberian labor camp in as far as my feet will carry me, a good old slice of widescreen entertainment shot in. Apr 27, 2011 based on the true story and a bestselling novel, this powerful epic captures the incredible journey of german soldier clemens forell in his dramatic escape from a siberian labor camp after world. This is the oldest film on our list, but its on here because its one of the most wellknown wwii movies from the german perspective. Determined to return to his family, a german soldier escapes from a siberian labor camp as wwii ends. After four years of working in the mines, he escapes from the camp in 1949 and tries to get home to his wife and children.
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