Siberian gulag escapees travel 4,000 miles by foot to freedom in India. Director: Peter Weir Writers: Keith R. Clarke (screenplay) (as Keith Clarke), Slavomir Rawicz (novel) | Stars: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell Storyline In 1941, three men attempt to flee communist Russia, escaping a Siberian gulag. The film tells their story and that of four others who escaped with..