Night Crossing
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
1982-02-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
36
Vote Average
6.1
John Hurt
Peter Strelzyk
Jane Alexander
Doris Strelzyk
Beau Bridges
Guenter Wetzel
Glynnis O'Connor
Petra Wetzel
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Schmolk
Sky du Mont
Ziegler
Günter Meisner
Major Koerner
Doug McKeon
Kay Walsh
Ian Bannen
Jan Niklas
Carola Höhn
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