as far as my feet will carry me

Great survival and endurance film from WWII based on a true storyThis is film is based on a true story of a German soldier Clemens Forrell who is sent to the Russian front and taken captive at the end of the war. He's sent to a labor camp where death seems much more appealing than staying alive. What keeps him going is the memory of his wife and a promise he made to his daughter that he'd return. He's able to escape with the help of a German doctor who has stashed away supplies and provisions for his own escape, but when he finds out he's got a cancer he knows he won't make it himself. He also knows Clemens has the endurance, smarts and toughness to make the journey. So he gives him the provisions, gun, clothes and everything he stashed away and sends him off on his way. Clemans takes 3 years and 8000 miles before he makes it to Iran, only to end up in a prison there as a Russian spy. Luckily he's rescued from there and able to return to Germany to his family who haven't given up hope.

this movie makes you feel some empathy for the German POWs who were hauled off to Siberia to labour camps for the rest of their lives. Their treatment by Russians is truly deplorable, which is hardly surprising.

It's a great story. the movie-long chase of the prisoner by the camp commander.Siberia is a pretty vast country and pretty unforgiving too. Chances of survival for a lone escapee who knows no local language, has no map or compass would be pretty minimal. Neither were the Russians in the late 40's sophisticated enough to have radios and communication systems in remote areas of the Siberia (native Siberian villages) to receive news about escaped prisoners.However, it is a griping film and a very interesting story of endurance and survival.I have watched it 3 times,recommend it highly..

 

This sounds like a great film and I wonder if its already released on region 1 or 0? Anyway, it's about damned time something like this is made.

 

I watched it on sky movies carl,no doubt its out there on dvd somwhere,ray..

 

I believe the film is from 2007,so should be avaiable to buy.

 

there are several places you can get hold of this dvd region 1,ebay usa especially,and mostly under $10 hope this helps,ray..

 

Hi Ray, thanks for the info on this and im going to see about ordering it. I couldn't you but gave 28 rep points ;-))

 

pleasure to help carl,hope you get a copy,and I'm sure you'll enjoy it,ray..

 

Sounds like a winner! Another one to add one my birthday list. Thanks for sharing!

 

i saw this film about a year ago, and agree it was very good......your right sniper, you do really "feel" for the german POW's - very harsh treatment so it was.

 

Thanks dude! I went to check it out on netflix, and it was reccomended to me today! So cool, based on your review, i put it to the top of my list! Thanks!

 

Hi Ray, im sure I will like that movie-its the kind that's right up my viewing alley ;-))

 

pleasure skipper..

 

your welcome keystone...

 

Sounds like a good movie.

 

Has anyone read about any research being done on the historical accuracy of this film and the book it was based on?

 

here's the movie online for those interested in it... Ray found it for me some time ago.


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The book seems to have held up pretty well from what I can remember, the movie seems to add in plot twists for the sake of creating a blockbuster film.

Clemens Forell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There was a similar book by a Polish man I believe where he says he and a few others walked to India and met a Yeti, that hasn't held up too well and I think his story was proven to be fake a few years after he died.

 

good video post suzie, and hope many here take the opporunity to watch it too...

 

Mehar, I know the book I was telling Ray about it I have it and your right it is almost identical "The Long Walk"

 

Hey Carl, Netflix has it now. I have it in my cue and bumped it up to number 1.