Night Crossing (1982)
- Directed by
- Delbert Mann
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 40 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Based on a true story, two families in East Germany build a hot air balloon in secret to escape across the border to West Germany. The film follows their dangerous attempts to flee a repressive regime.
tensesuspensefulinspiringdeterminedcourageousresilienthopefulhistorical
What happens
Night Crossing is a 1982 thriller drama film starring: John Hurt, Jane Alexander 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 Inner German border-era, when emigration to West Germany was strictly prohibited by the East German government. It was the final theatrical film directed by Delbert Mann and the last in which Kay Walsh appeared before retiring. A German variant was made in 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Escape from East Berlin (1962)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.