The Way Back
The Way Back

The Way Back

"Their escape was just the beginning."

At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts, mountains and several nations.

Peter Weir

Peter Weir

Director

Peter Weir

Peter Weir

Screenplay

Joni Levin

Producer

Nigel Sinclair

Producer

Duncan Henderson

Production Accountant

Peter Weir

Peter Weir

Producer

Keith Clark

Producer

Judith Bouley

Casting

Lina Todd

Lina Todd

Casting

Russell Boyd

Russell Boyd

Director of Photography

John Stoddart

Production Design

Kess Bonnet

Art Direction

Goro Deyanov

Set Decoration

Wendy Stites

Costume Design

Joseph Cigliano

Costume Supervisor

Bridget Ostersehlte

Costume Supervisor

Lee Smith

Lee Smith

Editor

Anna Hadzhieva

Art Department Coordinator

Aziz Rafiq

Art Department Assistant

Emil Gigov

Assistant Art Director

Emil Gigov

Carpenter

Zamfir Zamfirov

Carpenter

Vladimir Petkov

Carpenter

Evgeni Yordanov

Leadman

Jenny T. Ward

ADR & Dubbing

Tony Murtagh

ADR & Dubbing

Bruce Emery

Dolby Consultant

Les Fiddess

Foley

Simon Hewitt

Foley

Linda Whittlesey

Foley

Richard King

Richard King

Sound Designer

Paul Berolzheimer

Sound Effects Editor

Michael W. Mitchell

Sound Effects Editor

Ron Bartlett

Ron Bartlett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Phil Heywood

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard King

Richard King

Supervising Sound Editor

Jason Troughton

Special Effects Coordinator

Anna Creasy

Visual Effects Coordinator

Gemma James

Visual Effects Coordinator

Alex Meddick

Visual Effects Editor

Nick Murphy

Visual Effects Editor

Richard Thwaites

Visual Effects Producer

Magdalena Wolf

Visual Effects Producer

Dennis Jones

Visual Effects Supervisor

Paul Graff

Visual Effects Supervisor

Tim Crosbie

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kaloian Vodenicharov

Kaloian Vodenicharov

Stunt Coordinator

Anton Bakarski

Camera Operator

Mulchand Dedhia

Gaffer

Hristo Idakiev

Gaffer

Ivo Peitchev

Camera Operator

Mark Vargo

Second Unit Cinematographer

Lorenzo Senatore

Steadicam Operator

Simon Varsano

Simon Varsano

Still Photographer

Neven Mihailova

Additional Camera

Mohammed Amine Hlal

Rigging Gaffer

Miroslav Stoilov

First Assistant Camera

Emiliano Topai

First Assistant Camera

Victor Glushchenko

Victor Glushchenko

Animation

Salaheddine Benchegra

Casting

Poppy Bourchier

Casting

Buffy Hall

Casting

Mariana Stansheva

Mariana Stansheva

Casting

Vicky Wildman

Casting

Odile Schalit

Casting Associate

Ina Damianova

Costume Supervisor

Mandira Shukla

Costume Supervisor

Tsvetanka Anachkova

Seamstress

Dimitar Ferdinandov

Seamstress

Maria Stoyanova

Seamstress

Yolanda Toussieng

Hair Department Head

Desislava Grozdeva

Hairstylist

Dimitrina Stoyanova

Hairstylist

Kathe Swanson

Hairstylist

Edouard F. Henriques

Makeup Department Head

Robin Beauchesne

Makeup Artist

Greg Funk

Greg Funk

Makeup Artist

Yana Stoyanova

Makeup Artist

Rebecca Dunn

Digital Intermediate

Matthew M. North

Digital Intermediate

Anthos Simon

Digital Intermediate

Emily Rogers Swanson

Music Editor

Sylvie Chesneau

Script Supervisor

Naomi J. Hall

Researcher

Plamen Slavov

Transportation Coordinator

Lubomir Evtimov

Transportation Coordinator

Slavomir Rawicz

Novel

Keith R. Clarke

Screenplay

Burkhard von Dallwitz

Original Music Composer

Sana El Kilali

Production Supervisor

Emmanuel Pappas

Production Supervisor

Todor Chapkanov

Todor Chapkanov

First Assistant Director

Scott Rudin

Scott Rudin

Executive Producer

Adam Leipzig

Executive Producer

Guy East

Executive Producer

Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei

Executive Producer

Andrew Miller

Assistant Sound Editor

Dirk Buchmann

Property Master

Sunil Chabra

Property Master

Rick Lisle

Dialogue Editor

Jonathan Schwartz

Jonathan Schwartz

Executive Producer

Richard Goodwin

Second Assistant Director

Dea Kulumbegashvili

Dea Kulumbegashvili

Assistant Director Trainee