So weit die Füße tragen (2001)

As prisoner of war Clemens Forell, a German soldier during WW II, is sentenced to a labour camp in far east Siberia. After four years working in the mines he escapes from the camp (in 1949)... See full summary »

Director:

Hardy Martins

Writers:

Josef Martin Bauer (novel), Bastian Clevé,

Stars:

Bernhard Bettermann, Iris Böhm, Anatoliy Kotenyov

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bernhard Bettermann	...	Clemens Forell
Iris Böhm	...	Kathrin Forell
Anatoliy Kotenyov	...	Oberleutnant Kamenev (as Anatoly Kotenyov)
Michael Mendl	...	Dr. Stauffer
Irina Pantaeva	...	Irina
Hans-Uwe Bauer	...	Leibrecht (as Hans Uwe Bauer)
André Hennicke	...	Bauknecht
Antonio Wannek	...	Mattern
Johannes Hitzblech	...	Danhorn
Stephan Wolf-Schönburg	...	Klugmann
Irina Narbekova	...	Dr. Pachmutova
Pavel Lebeshev	...	Lagerkommandant
Vladimir Korpus	...	Semjon (as Wladimir Korpus)
Igor Filchenkov	...	Anastas (as Igor Filtschenkov)
Tschmid Rintshinov	...	Kolka

Storyline

As prisoner of war Clemens Forell, a German soldier during WW II, is sentenced to a labour camp in far east Siberia. After four years working in the mines he escapes from the camp (in 1949) and tries to get home to his wife and children. For three years he journeys through Siberia. An odyssey of 14,000 kilometers, set against a backdrop of desolate and inhospitable landscape, beset by danger (from both animals and humans). Constantly battling the worst nature can throw at him, Forell makes his way, step by step towards Persia and the longed-for freedom. Sometimes riding on trains, sometimes by boat, mostly on foot, he never knows if his next step won't be his last. His prosecutor Kamenev is always right behind him, and more than once it seems that Forell is captured again...

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Plot Keywords:

siberia | mine | journey | train | prisoner | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official Site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German Russian

Release Date:

27 December 2001 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Ameddig a lábam bírja

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Budget:

DEM 15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

B & C Filmproduktion GmbH, Cascadeur Filmproduktion GmbH, KC Medien

Technical Specs

Runtime:

158 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bernhard Bettermann's grandfathers both were sent to Soviet POW camps at the end of World War Two.

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Goofs

Forell's daughter is looking at a post 1991 map, it shows boundaries of countries that did not exist as independent entities during cold war, such as Croatia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Latvia, etc...

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Connections

Remake of As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (1959)

User Reviews

Revolutionary content, heartbreaking script.

A revolution took place and the german media never mentioned it: Except from some ignorant right wingers the general media was not willing to comment on this first major production on the topic of german prisoners of war. The original version from the fifties and the book are interesting - this movie is watchable for a big public. I appreciate the courage of the moviemakers to touch this forbidden legacy of germany. Great, heartbreaking cinema, that leaves you in tears at the end - as far as I am concerned.