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The Flight

The Flight

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Drama   Thriller
📜 Overview: 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...
🌏 Languages Available: German
📆 Date Released: 1977-10-12
⌚ Running Time: 94 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.5

Beloved Cast

Trude Bechmann original image
Zierliche Alte
Trude Bechmann
Armin Mueller-Stahl original image
Dr. Schmith
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Jenny Gröllmann original image
Katharina
Jenny Gröllmann
Gerhard Bienert original image
Schmiths Vater
Gerhard Bienert
Carl Heinz Choynski original image
Der Fremde
Carl Heinz Choynski
Johanna Clas original image
Lautenschläger
Johanna Clas
Hans Feldner original image
Mitteiler
Hans Feldner
Karin Gregorek original image
Gudrun
Karin Gregorek
Rolf Hoppe original image
Der Runde
Rolf Hoppe
Heinz Hupfer original image
Empfangsmann
Heinz Hupfer
Gertraud Klawitter original image
Frau Kraus
Gertraud Klawitter
Volkmar Kleinert original image
Wendt
Volkmar Kleinert
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge original image
Meißner
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Erika Pelikowsky original image
Mittenzwei
Erika Pelikowsky
Simone von Zglinicki original image
Frau Seebohm
Simone von Zglinicki
Winfried Glatzeder original image
Zeiske
Winfried Glatzeder
Günter Rüger original image
Günter Rüger

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