Adventure ·Drama ·Action · United States of America · 1982 · 1h 47m

Night Crossing

Night Crossing poster
Director
Delbert Mann
Cast
John Hurt as Peter Strelzyk Jane Alexander as Doris Strelzyk Beau Bridges as Guenter Wetzel Glynnis O'Connor as Petra Wetzel Klaus Löwitsch as Schmolk Sky du Mont as Ziegler
Crew
Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer John McGreevey — Writer
Tagline

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.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
1970sgerman-german borderbased on true storyeast germany
Key Collaborators
Delbert Mann Director Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer John McGreevey Writer
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