Night Crossing

Two friends chart a daring path to freedom in this drama from Walt Disney Pictures. Peter Strelzyk (John Hurt) and Guenter Wetzel (Beau Bridges) are two men living in East Germany who can no longer tolerate the petty tyrannies of Communist rule. Together, they formulate a daring plan to escape to democratic West Germany in a hot air balloon, but Peter and Guenter realize that they have to build a very special lighter-than-air craft to carry both themselves and their families to safety. Night Crossing also features Jane Alexander, Doug McKeon, and Keith McKeon as members of the Strelzyk Family, and Glynnis O’Connor, Michael Liesik, and Geoffrey Liesik as the Wetzels., Two East German friends take to the air as they bid for freedom from Communist rule., Peter Strelzyk and Guenter Wetzel are two men living in East Germany who can no longer tolerate the petty tyrannies of Communist rule. Together, they formulate a daring plan to escape to democratic West Germany in a hot air balloon, but Peter and Guenter realize that they have to build a very special lighter-than-air craft to carry both themselves and their families to safety., Two friends chart a daring path to freedom. Peter Strelzyk and Guenter Wetzel are two men living in East Germany who can no longer tolerate the petty tyrannies of Communist rule. Together, they formulate a daring plan to escape to democratic West Germany in a hot air balloon, but Peter and Guenter realize that they have to build a very special lighter-than-air craft to carry both themselves and their families to safety., John Hurt and Beau Bridges star in this true story of two families attempting to escape Communist rule in East Germany. 836 miles of barbed wire stand between them and freedom., Two East German families put their hopes of escape to the West in a hot-air balloon. John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Glynnis O’Connor, Ian Bannen, Beau Bridges, Kay Walsh. Schmolk: Klaus Lowitach. Magda: Anne Stallybrass. Frank: Doug McKeon. Koerner: Gunter Meisner.