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No Way Back (German: Weg ohne Umkehr) is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Victor Vicas and starring Ivan Desny, Ruth Niehaus and René Deltgen. It was made at the height of the Cold War.
In 1945 following the Battle of Berlin, a Red Army officer is able to protect a young German woman he finds living in a cellar. Several years later he returns to the city as a civilian, finds her again and makes plans to flee from East to West Germany under the noses of the KGB.
Original Release
11/06/1953
US Release
05/18/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ivan Desny | Michael Zorin aka Mischa |
| Ruth Niehaus | Anna Brückner |
| René Deltgen | Major Kazanow |
| Karl John | Friedrich Schultz |
| Lila Kedrova | Ljuba |
| Serge Beloussow | Litvinski |
| Leonid Pylajew | Wassilij |
| Alf Marholm | Direktor Berger |
| Erika Dannhoff | |
| John Haggerty | Steve McCullough |
Directors
Writers
Victor Vicas, Gregory Klimov, Gerhard T. Buchholz, Beate von Molo
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ivan Desny | Michael Zorin aka Mischa |
| Ruth Niehaus | Anna Brückner |
| René Deltgen | Major Kazanow |
| Karl John | Friedrich Schultz |
| Lila Kedrova | Ljuba |
| Serge Beloussow | Litvinski |
| Leonid Pylajew | Wassilij |
| Alf Marholm | Direktor Berger |
| Erika Dannhoff | |
| John Haggerty | Steve McCullough |
| Wolfgang Neuss | Comedian |
| Herbert von Boxberger | |
| Bogislav von Heyden | |
| Reinhard Kolldehoff | |
| Wolfgang Müller | Comedian |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gerhard T. Buchholz | Producer |
| Stuart Schulberg | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1955 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Film | Won |
