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Night Crossing

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6.1/10 • 37

1982-02-051h 47m

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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.

Directors
Delbert Mann
Writters
John McGreevey

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  1. John Hurt

    John Hurt

    Peter Strelzyk

  2. Jane Alexander

    Jane Alexander

    Doris Strelzyk

  3. Beau Bridges

    Beau Bridges

    Guenter Wetzel

  4. Glynnis O'Connor

    Glynnis O'Connor

    Petra Wetzel

  5. Klaus Löwitsch

    Klaus Löwitsch

    Schmolk

  6. Sky du Mont

    Sky du Mont

    Ziegler

  7. Günter Meisner

    Günter Meisner

    Major Koerner

  8. Doug McKeon

    Doug McKeon

  9. Kay Walsh

    Kay Walsh

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r96sk

Sep 14, 2020

7/10

Good, could've been made a bit more subtly though. 'Night Crossing', 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 middle acts. With that noted, things do end brightly thanks to the feel-good nature of the finale and the satisfactory cast. John Hurt (Peter) is the best of the bunch, while the few around him add to proceedings well. Günter Meisner, Mr. Slugworth himself, also makes an appearance. On the cast, it is kinda odd that some characters have British accents and some have German - you'd think the filmmakers would've picked one or the other. I don't have any recollection of knowing about this true event before watching this, which is a surprise given I know about other stories regarding this topic. Either way, it's a solid film.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
1970sbased on true storyeast germany