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  • The Flight (1977)
  • 94 min | Drama, Thriller
The Flight (1977)
94 min | Drama, Thriller

When Dr. Schmith's (Armin Mueller-Stahl) 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 ...See moreWhen Dr. Schmith's (Armin Mueller-Stahl) 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. He falls in love with his new colleague, Katharina (Jenny Gröllmann). Schmith initially tries to ignore the arrangements he made with the escape agency, but they blackmail him. Things soon turn deadly... As the topic of escaping to the West was taboo in the GDR, The Flight is an exception in East German film history. The film, which won the Grand Prix at the Karoly Vary International Film Festival in 1978, was the last one Armin Mueller-Stahl made at the East German DEFA studios. In 1980, only two years after the release of the film, he left East Germany for the West because of professional restrictions imposed upon him after he joined protests against the expatriation of the dissident singer/songwriter Wolf Biermann. Written by DEFA Film Library See less
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Director
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Christel Gräf (dramatisation) | Roland Gräf | Hannes Hüttner (scenario)
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Updated Oct 13, 1977

Release date
Oct 22, 1979 (West Germany)

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Jenny Gröllmann
Katharina Krause Katharina Krause   See fewer
Erika Pelikowsky
Hilde Mittenzwei Hilde Mittenzwei   See fewer
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Meissner Meissner   See fewer
Simone von Zglinicki
Frau Seebohm Frau Seebohm   See fewer
Johanna Clas
Frau Lautenschläger Frau Lautenschläger   See fewer
Gertraud Klawitter
Frau Kraus Frau Kraus   See fewer
Volkmar Kleinert
Dr. Wendt Dr. Wendt   See fewer
Heinz Hupfer
Reinhold Reinhold   See fewer
Rolf Hoppe
Der Runde Der Runde   See fewer
Gerhard Bienert
Schmidts Vater Schmidts Vater   See fewer
Carl Heinz Choynski
Genosse vom MfS Genosse vom MfS   See fewer
Hans Feldner
Mitteiler Mitteiler   See fewer
Horst Lebinsky
LKW-Fahrer (as Horst Lebinski) LKW-Fahrer (as Horst Lebinski)   See fewer
Walter Lendrich
Dachreiniger Dachreiniger   See fewer
Günter Schubert
Fluchthelfer Fluchthelfer   See fewer
Marianne Wünscher
Oberschwester Oberschwester   See fewer
Erika Stiska
Actress Actress   See fewer
Theresia Wider
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