Compelling adventure drama This is a German language film with English subtitles based on the novel by the same name which was based on a true story about a German POW in the aftermath of WWII who escaped a Siberia work camp and made an amazing 8,000-mile trek home to Munich to be reunited with his family. I haven't read the novel, but of course it was a novel and so much of it was made up. It doesn't matter however, since what counts in a movie is simply the movie itself. I am always a little put off when the blurbs for a film... more info
Good but not as good as the book Firstly you will probably only be looking to buy this film if you have already read the book. If you have not -please read the book first it is so much better. The film is good -quite brutal and realistic -lucky its not made by Hollywood. The German makers try to capture some of the essence of the book. The problem is fitting the whole book into a 2 hour film -more struggle is needed and less flowery stuff. The only thing that spoils the film is the extra bits added by the film maker to make it more... more info
Product Information My region 3 Hong Kong DVD of the film is in German DTS 5.1 with English &
Chinese subtitles, presented in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio with 158 minutes ! Do try to find a decent version of this DVD by all means ! You won't regret it !
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