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  • No Way Back (1953)
  • 95 min | Drama, History, Romance
No Way Back (1953)
95 min | Drama, History, Romance

In 1945, Mischa, a Red Army officer, discovers a frightened German girl, Anna, huddled in a Berlin cellar. He gives her a safe escort home and wins her gratitude. Seven years later, Mischa returns to Berlin as a civilian engineer in charge...See moreIn 1945, Mischa, a Red Army officer, discovers a frightened German girl, Anna, huddled in a Berlin cellar. He gives her a safe escort home and wins her gratitude. Seven years later, Mischa returns to Berlin as a civilian engineer in charge of factory production. He remembers Anna and searches for her in the western sector, where he is observed by the Secret Police. He is instructed to report to the police chief, Kazanow, who reprimands him for leaving the eastern zone. While there, Mischa discovers that Anna is Kazanow's secretary. Factory manager Schultz resents the Russians and attempts to murder Mischa, who is seriously injured but recovers and wins Schultz's respect and confidence. Schultz tells Mischa he is planning to escape to the western zone, and Mischa gives him the address of a contact in free Germany. Schultz's plan is uncovered by the police and he commits suicide. When they find the contact's address, Mischa and Anna, now deeply in love, are forced to flee. There, the Russian secret police trick Anna into a car and start the drive back to the eastern zone from which there is no way out. Written by Les Adams See less
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Gregory Klimov (book) | Gerhard T. Buchholz (screenplay) | Victor Vicas (screenplay) | Beate von Molo (dialogue)
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Updated Nov 6, 1953

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May 18, 1955 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Ivan Desny
Michael Zorin aka Mischa Michael Zorin aka Mischa   See fewer
Ruth Niehaus
Anna Brückner Anna Brückner   See fewer
René Deltgen
Major Kazanow Major Kazanow   See fewer
Karl John
Friedrich Schultz Friedrich Schultz   See fewer
Lila Kedrova
Ljuba (as Lila Kedrowa) Ljuba (as Lila Kedrowa)   See fewer
Serge Beloussow
Litvinski Litvinski   See fewer
Leonid Pylajew
Wassilij Wassilij   See fewer
Alf Marholm
Direktor Berger Direktor Berger   See fewer
Erika Dannhoff
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John Haggerty
Steve McCullough Steve McCullough   See fewer
Wolfgang Neuss
Comedian Comedian   See fewer
Heinz Laube
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Hans-Martin Majewski
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Edward Melotte
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Wolfgang Müller
Comedian (uncredited) Comedian (uncredited)   See fewer
Victor Vicas
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Hilde Willer
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