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Night Crossing (1981)

Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story. (source: imdb.com)

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John Hurt

Peter Strelzyk
Jane Alexander

Doris Strelzyk
Doug McKeon

Frank Strelzyk
Beau Bridges

Guenter Wetzel
Glynnis O'Connor

Petra Wetzel
Ian Bannen

Josef Keller
Anne Stallybrass

Magda Keller
Günter Meisner

Major Koerner
Sky Dumont

Ziegler
Kay Walsh

Doris' Mother
Carola Höhn

Petra's Mother
Osman Ragheb

Store Supervisor

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Release Date

5 February 1982

Tagline

The East German border: 836 miles of barbed wire walls, automated machine guns, armed guards, and deadly land mines. On September 15, 1979 two families tried to cross it.

Genre

Family, Drama

Country

Filming Locations

Bavaria, Germany

Language

English

Sound Mix

Dolby

Color

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Docudrama, Adventure Drama, Escape Film

Mood

Triumph of the Spirit

Themes

Behind the Iron Curtain, Political Unrest

Tones

Compassionate, Poignant, Rousing, Stirring

Wikipedia

Night Crossing is a 1982 Disney film starring John Hurt and Beau Bridges. The film is based on the true story of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families, who on September 16, 1979 escaped from East Germany to West Germany in a homemade hot air balloon during the days of the Berlin Wall when emigration to West Germany was strictly prohibited by the East German government.

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