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Night Crossing is a 1982 thriller drama film starring John Hurt, Jane Alexander and Beau Bridges. The film is based on the true story of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families, who on September 16, 1979 attempted to escape from East Germany to West Germany in a homemade hot-air balloon during the Inner German border -era when immigration to West ...
Feb 5, 1982 · In 1978, in East Germany, two families, the Strelzyks and the Wetzels, make plans to escape the Communist East and flee to the West. Peter Strelzyk comes up with a daring idea to construct a homemade air balloon big enough to carry the two families across the East-West militarized border.
In the fall of 1979, one of history's most ingenious and courageous flights to freedom took place when two families fled from Communist East Germany to the West in their own handcrafted hot air...
Night Crossing. Two young couples escape from East Germany aboard a hot-air balloon. 709 IMDb 6.5 1 h 47 min 1982. X-Ray 13+. Suspense · Adventure · Bold · Tense. Available to rent or buy.
February 5, 1982. Genre: Drama, Family, Live Action. In the fall of 1979, one of history's most ingenious and courageous flights to freedom took place when two families fled from Communist East Germany to the West in their own handcrafted hot air balloon. Directed By. Delbert Mann. Written By. John McGreevey. Cast.
Two men (John Hurt, Beau Bridges) and their families escape from East to West Germany in a colorful homemade hot-air balloon.
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In the fall of 1979, one of history's most ingenious and courageous flights to freedom took place when two families fled from Communist East Germany to the West in their own handcrafted hot air...
