As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (1959)

Original title

So weit die Füße tragen

Directed by

Fritz Umgelter

Genre

adventure, war

Country

Germany

Runtime

5h 47m

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A German prisoner of war escapes from a Soviet gulag and makes a long journey on foot to return home. The story follows his desperate trek across harsh terrain.

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What happens

As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (German: So weit die Füße tragen) is a 1959 West German television series which was first broadcast on ARD on six episodes. It is based on the memoirs of Cornelius Rost detailing his escape from a Soviet gulag after being held as prisoner of war. It starred Heinz Weiss as Clemens Forell, the alias used by Rost. Other actors who appeared in the series include Wolfgang Büttner, Johannes Buzalski, Hans Epskamp and Dietrich Thoms. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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