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. There are a number of significant authenticity issues concerning this escape story. The Way Back (2010), an epic drama film inspired by The Long Walk References Further reading This is an excellent collection of articles relating to The Long Walk, the movie 'The Way Back' based on the book, Linda Willis' Looking For Mr. Smith, and related materials. An interesting contemporary discussion of Rawicz's book by a noted explorer. Insightful comments on the book from a noted Tibetologist and British diplomat. Freedom Trek Grigg, William Norman 19 April 2004 The New American External links Obituary written by a friend from the Guardian newspaper 1915 births 2004 deaths Polish Army officers Polish military personnel of World War II Polish prisoners and detainees Foreign Gulag detainees Recipients of Soviet pardons People from Pinsk People from Sandiacre