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The Flight
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The Flight

1977-10-12 · 94 min · ★ 8.3

Drama · Thriller

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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Directors
Roland Gräf
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
Germany, East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Trude BechmannTrude BechmannZierliche Alte
Armin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlDr. Schmith
Jenny GröllmannJenny GröllmannKatharina
Gerhard BienertGerhard BienertSchmiths Vater
Carl Heinz ChoynskiCarl Heinz ChoynskiDer Fremde
Johanna ClasJohanna ClasLautenschläger
Hans FeldnerMitteiler
Karin GregorekKarin GregorekGudrun
Rolf HoppeRolf HoppeDer Runde
Heinz HupferEmpfangsmann
Gertraud KlawitterFrau Kraus
Volkmar KleinertVolkmar KleinertWendt
Wilhelm Koch-HoogeWilhelm Koch-HoogeMeißner
Erika PelikowskyErika PelikowskyMittenzwei
Simone von ZglinickiFrau Seebohm
Winfried GlatzederWinfried GlatzederZeiske
Günter Rüger

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