The Flight
8.5
1977-10-12
When Dr. Schmith's proposal for international research on infant mortality is rejected, he decides to leave East Germany and strikes a deal with an escape agency that promises him a leading position at a children's hospital in West Germany. But then the decision is reversed: the project is approved and his international colleagues want Dr. Schmith to head the GDR section. Moreover, he falls in love with his new colleague, Katharina. Schmith initially tries to ignore the arrangements he made with the escape agency, but they blackmail him. Things soon turn deadly...
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When Dr. Schmith's proposal for international research on infant mortality is rejected, he decides to leave East Germany and strikes a deal with an escape agency that promises him a leading position at a children's hospital in West Germany. But then the decision is reversed: the project is approved and his international colleagues want Dr. Schmith to head the GDR section. Moreover, he falls in love with his new colleague, Katharina. Schmith initially tries to ignore the arrangements he made with the escape agency, but they blackmail him. Things soon turn deadly...
Released
1977-10-12
Runtime
94
Director
Roland Gräf
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Drama
Thriller
Language
Deutsch
Production
DEFA
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Trude Bechmann
Trude Bechmann
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Jenny Gröllmann
Jenny Gröllmann
Gerhard Bienert
Gerhard Bienert
Carl Heinz Choynski
Carl Heinz Choynski
Johanna Clas
Johanna Clas
Hans Feldner
Hans Feldner
Karin Gregorek
Karin Gregorek
Rolf Hoppe
Rolf HoppeHeinz Hupfer
Heinz HupferGertraud Klawitter
Gertraud Klawitter
Volkmar Kleinert
Volkmar Kleinert
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Wilhelm Koch-HoogeErika Pelikowsky
Erika PelikowskySimone von Zglinicki
Simone von Zglinicki
Winfried Glatzeder
Winfried GlatzederGünter Rüger
Günter Rüger