
The Poseidon Adventure(1972)
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.


“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.”
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.

John Hurt
Peter Strelzyk

Jane Alexander
Doris Strelzyk

Beau Bridges
Guenter Wetzel

Glynnis O'Connor
Petra Wetzel

Klaus Löwitsch
Schmolk

Sky du Mont
Ziegler
Günter Meisner
Major Koerner

Doug McKeon

Kay Walsh

Ian Bannen
Night Crossing is a adventure, drama, action film released in 1982 exploring themes of 1970s, german-german border, based on true story, east germany. Directed by Delbert Mann, it stars John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Beau Bridges. 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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