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. Football celebs tv film royals weird news tech money travel. The true story behind the great escape is epic than the. Roddy mcdowall, kim hunter, bradford dillman action adventure drama adventure. Hell, you might as well try walking home from the moon. As prisoner of war clemens forell, a german soldier during ww ii, is sentenced to a labor camp in far east siberia. Just saw the way back, a movie based on an unverified escape from a siberia gulagcamp. 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. Cornelius rost was a german world war ii soldier who escaped from a soviet gulag camp in chukchi peninsula, siberia. Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an escape proof german p. Risttuules is very emotional and tragic movie about mass deportation to siberia based on memories of erna. Still, german pows prisoners of war in the soviet union lived. Top five wwii movies from the german perspective cinema.
In the last moments of world war ii, a young german soldier fighting for survival finds a nazi captains uniform. Dec 30, 2018 now there are two ways to answer this question. The actionpacked flick involves a daring escape of allied soldiers from a german pow camp during wwii. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he is trying to escape from. 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. A good movie, but its way overlong and goes at a very slow pace. 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. 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. 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. How would a wehrmacht soldier or ss escape from russia and. 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. 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. Clemens forell was a german paratrooper whose story is chronicled in as far as my feet will carry me.
The long walk is a popular term that is attached to one of the most famous prison escape attempts of the 20th century. Why are there no great escape type movies about german. The film is based on a real story that happened in 1943 in the sobibor extermination camp in germanoccupied poland. 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. 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. 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. In the article below are images of german soldiers in russia during the second world war. 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. 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. May 10, 2015 25 great soviet and russian films about world war. In the book a german soldier called clemens forell escapes from a soviet work camp in siberia. But you couldnt tell that to german world war ii pow cornelius rost. The extraordinary true story of one mans escape from a siberian labour camp and his 3year trek to freedom at.
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. In 1915 my grandfather escaped from a siberian prisoner of war camp and walked 8000 km back home to budapest. In 1959 it was made into an extremely popular television series in germany. The true story of a german soldiers long and difficult journey home after being. Were there any escapes by german prisoners of war in ww2, were they are drastic as those dramatised such as the great escape. Just saw the way back, a movie based on an unverified. Jul 26, 2007 in 1916 gold is discovered in the frozen tundra of north eastern siberia. Escape from the gulag includes deleted scenes philip carter. This list of prisonerofwar escapes includes successful and unsuccessful attempts in chronological order, where possible. 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.
He then set off, heading west with four other escapees. Escape 72 bare chested male 71 reference to adolf hitler 71 prisoner of war 69 combat 68. Synopsis clemens forell, a german soldier, was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in a siberian lead mine after world war ii. Incredibly popular, it sold over five hundred thousand copies, and is credited with inspiring many explorers. 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. Just recently i rented a dvd called as far as my feet with carry me. The experiences he described were the basis for a book, a television series, and a film. Retracing a 1,300mile escape from a soviet gulag in wwii. 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. The list contains the best, new and most relevant german soldier movies ordered by relevance. But russian officer is following him across all sssr. As far as my feet will carry me 2001 directed by hardy. This wellwritten story tells of one german soldiers escape from a siberian labor camp and his cross county trek to return home. 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. 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 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. 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. After escaping from a siberian labor camp in the wake of world war ii, german soldier clemens forell. 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.
This diverse collection of movies are worthy of being called the 100 greatest war movies ever made. He tells of his escape says he left siberia as a german soldier is now an expert. In 1941, three men attempt to flee communist russia, escaping a siberian gulag. With max hubacher, alexander fehling, sebastian rudolph, max thommes. Basically a german prisoner of war escapes from the siberian lead mines and. Under the provisions of the yalta agreement, the u. The movie based on this book was quite spectacular, so i imagine the book might. 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. 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.
Forell is sentenced to 25 years hard labour for crimes. To start with my reservation, i would have prefered this movie if they had stuck to. Were there any escapes by german prisoners of war in ww2. Based on the true story of clemens forell, this inspiring film shows what can. German pow doing hard labor in the soviet gulag escapes from his siberian. As far as my feet will carry me josef martin bauer. 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. 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. 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 story is about german war prisoner who was taken to siberia to work in coal mine in 1945. This is an engrossing movie about a german pow who escaped from the ussr after wwii.
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. Escape from the gulag includes deleted scenes philip. 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. May 16, 2009 it was an epic feat of courage and strength.
Witold glinski is the last survivor of world war twos greatest escape. Rawicz, an officer of the polish cavalry, is captured by the soviet forces and imprisoned in a siberian gulag. The movie itself was very long and kind of jumped around. After four years of working in the mines, he escapes. 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. He slowly gets involved in the workings of the camp and disturbs its delicate balance when he discovers a german woman who has lived through the war on a. After four years working in the mines he escapes from the camp in 1949 and tries to get home to his wife and children. By 1939, 140,000 prisoners mine gold by hand in temperatures of 60 degrees centigrade. 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. Originally published in 1955, as far as my feet will carry me has seen international success ever since. The extraordinary true story of one mans escape from a siberian labor. What is special about the pictures is that they were taken by the ordinary german soldiers themselves. 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. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase prisoner of war dates back to 1610.
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. 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. After escaping from a siberian labor camp in the wake of world war ii, german soldier clemens forell bernhard. Determined to return to his family, a german soldier escapes from a siberian labor camp as wwii ends. Millions of people have viewed the stunning 1963 dramathriller the great escape. It is based on the book of the same name written by bavarian novelist josef martin bauer.
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. The greatest escape war hero who walked 4,000 miles. Allied pows commandeer a german prison train to escape from italy into neutral switzerland. Incredible story of witold glinskis escape across the gobi desert and through. 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. There are a number of significant skeptical issues concerning this escape story. Use of defeated germans as slave labor and postwar.
Escape from a labour camp in siberia the long walk. As prisoner of war clemens forell, a german soldier during ww ii, is sentenced to a labour camp in far east siberia. Lenas escape is based on primarily the real life stories of clemens forell and slavomir rawicz. Theres a huge disparity between civillian casualties on both side which exp. German soldier during ww ii, is sentenced to a labor camp in far east siberia. Clemens forell is a german wehrmacht soldier who was captured by the soviets in 1945. History sept 07 2017 boris egorov life in captivity can hardly be called a piece of cake. Recounting an incredible reallife adventure, it tracks the destiny of german soldier clemens forrell who, in the aftermath. Why are there no great escape type movies about german or. Apr 14, 2010 does anyone knows what is the name of the german russian movie from 90th or maybe 2000. Ive just finished reading the long walk by slavomir rawicz, which, if true, is a simple unembellished telling of an amazing feat of endurance. German soldiers would only ever ben sent back to germany if they were injured enough that they cou. Granted they had a lot of material to cover as our men escape under cover of a snowstorm and undertake a treacherous journey across thousands of miles of hostile terrain.
One, is to escape combat, and another is to escape the soviet pow camps. Determined to return to his family, a german soldier escapes from a siberian. Mysterious youth raised by a priest is believed to be son of nicholas. Rent as far as my feet will carry me 2003 on dvd and bluray. Rost was born on 27 march 1919 in kufstein, tyrol, austria. 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. 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. He escape the mine and wandering in snow desert for few months. I read with great interest of your question if any germans escaped from the russian pow camp.