Night Crossing
1982 · Movie · PG · 107 min · ★ 6.2 · 75% critics
In Communist East Germany, two determined men refuse to flee unless their families can come too. With authorities watching and time running out, they gamble everything on a daring homemade hot-air balloon plan to reach the West, based on a true story.
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-02-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (40 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, family-focused true escape story with a hopeful payoff; Not for you if you dislike slower build-ups, obvious outcomes, or Cold War themes like in Fly Away Home.
Pros: gripping true-story suspense; strong, likable cast; uplifting, determined tone | Cons: slow early pacing; predictable direction; uneven accents
Themes
- 1970s
- german-german border
- based on true story
- east germany
Cast & crew
John Hurt
as Peter Strelzyk
Jane Alexander
as Doris Strelzyk
Beau Bridges
as Guenter Wetzel
Glynnis O'Connor
as Petra Wetzel
Klaus Löwitsch
as Schmolk
Sky du Mont
as Ziegler
Günter Meisner
as Major Koerner
Doug McKeon
Kay Walsh
Ian Bannen
Directed by Delbert Mann