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

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.

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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)

Trailer

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