The Flight
Die Flucht
Release: 1977-10-12
·Runtime: 94m
·★ 8.5
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...
Production Countries
Germany
East Germany
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Volkmar Kleinert
as Wendt
Jenny Gröllmann
as Katharina
Karin Gregorek
as Gudrun
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Dr. Schmith
Carl Heinz Choynski
as Der Fremde
Winfried Glatzeder
as Zeiske
Trude Bechmann
as Zierliche Alte
Gerhard Bienert
as Schmiths Vater
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
as Meißner
Erika Pelikowsky
as Mittenzwei
Johanna Clas
as Lautenschläger
Rolf Hoppe
as Der Runde
