Night Crossing
“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.
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Principal cast & crew: 18
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Gordon D BrennerShot by Tony ImiScored by Jerry GoldsmithDesigned by Rolf Zehetbauer
Box Office
1982 · Box office
Grossed $8.0M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$8.0M
Opening weekend: $1.5M — 19% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $1.8M — 23% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 640 theaters
Also known as
- Mit dem Wind nach Westende
- Fuga de nochees
- La Nuit de l'évasionfr
- Fuga nella notteit
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Hurt
as Peter Strelzyk
Jane Alexander
as Doris Strelzyk
Doug Mckeon
as Frank Strelzyk
Keith Mckeon
as Fitscher Strelzyk
Beau Bridges
as Günter Wetzel
Glynnis O Connor
as Petra Wetzel
Geoffrey Liesik
as 'Little' Peter Wetzel
Michael Liesik
as Andreas Wetzel
Ian Bannen
as Josef Keller
Anne Stallybrass
as Magda Keller
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
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