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Night Crossing

"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."

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PG 1982 · 1h 47m
Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring John Hurt · Jane Alexander · Beau Bridges
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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.

Theatrical
Feb 5, 1982
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 2, 2004
Director
Delbert Mann
Producer
Ron Miller
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Studio
Walt Disney Productions
Keywords
1970s german-german border based on true story east germany
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J
John Hurt
Peter Strelzyk
J
Jane Alexander
Doris Strelzyk
B
Beau Bridges
Guenter Wetzel
G
Glynnis O'Connor
Petra Wetzel
K
Klaus Löwitsch
Schmolk
S
Sky du Mont
Ziegler
G
Günter Meisner
Major Koerner
D
Doug McKeon
K
Kay Walsh
I
Ian Bannen
J
Jan Niklas
C
Carola Höhn
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