“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.”
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.
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Cast
12 people
John Hurt
Peter Strelzyk
Known for
Alien
V for Vendetta
Jane Alexander
Doris Strelzyk
Known for
The Ring
Kramer vs. Kramer
Beau Bridges
Guenter Wetzel
Known for
Messiah
Max Payne
Glynnis O'Connor
Petra Wetzel
Known for
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Johnny Dangerously
Klaus Löwitsch
Schmolk
Known for
The Marriage of Maria Braun
World on a Wire
Sky du Mont
Ziegler
Known for
Eyes Wide Shut
Manitou's Shoe
Günter Meisner
Major Koerner
Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
In a Glass Cage
Doug McKeon
Known for
Mischief
On Golden Pond
Kay Walsh
Known for
Oliver Twist
Stage Fright
Ian Bannen
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Waking Ned
Jan Niklas
Known for
The House of the Spirits
Colonel Redl
Carola Höhn
Also in
Praxis Bülowbogen
The Beggar Student
Delbert Mann Director · John McGreevey Writer Jerry Goldsmith Composer
Worldwide gross $8M · United States release February 5, 1982 · Produced in United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$8,000,000
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United States · United Kingdom · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 5, 1982
Theatrical
United States · February 5, 1982
Theatrical
Germany
February 12, 1982 · Theatrical
Japan
September 15, 1984 · Theatrical
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