Night Crossing poster

Night Crossing( 1982)

TV-MAAdventureDramaAction
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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Hurt

      Peter Strelzyk

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      Jane Alexander

      Doris Strelzyk

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      Beau Bridges

      Guenter Wetzel

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      Glynnis O'Connor

      Petra Wetzel

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      Klaus Löwitsch

      Schmolk

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      Sky du Mont

      Ziegler

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      Günter Meisner

      Major Koerner

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      Doug McKeon

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      Kay Walsh

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      Ian Bannen

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      Jan Niklas

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      Carola Höhn

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    A review by r96sk

    7
    Written by r96sk on Mon Sep 14 2020
    Good, could've been made a bit more subtly though. <em>'Night Crossing'</em>, which portrays the true story of a hot air balloon escape from East Germany, is an interesting and well acted production. However, it doesn't do anything to throw you off the scent. Predictability isn't always a negative, but it is one for this film in my opinion. Whether it be through knowledge of the event, reading the opening credits (where they acknowledge the families) or just general direction of the story - it's easy to see where it's going, as such the pacing is very slow; at least across the first and m...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • 1970s
    • based on true story
    • east germany