The Flight
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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...
Status: Released
Released Date: 1977-10-12
Runtime: 94 mins
Director: Roland Gräf
Spoken language: Deutsch
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Original title: The Flight
Production Companies: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production Countries: Germany, East Germany
Cast
Trude Bechmann
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Jenny Gröllmann
Gerhard Bienert
Carl Heinz Choynski
Johanna Clas
Hans Feldner
Karin Gregorek
Rolf Hoppe
Heinz Hupfer
Gertraud Klawitter
Volkmar Kleinert
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Erika Pelikowsky
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