Crossing the Line
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Daniel Gordon
Christian Slater
James Dresnok
Charles Robert Jenkins
Craig Armstrong
John Battsek
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1962, a U.S. soldier sent to guard the peace in South Korea deserted his unit, walked across the most heavily fortified area on earth and defected to the Cold War enemy, the communist state of North Korea. He became a coveted star of the North Korean propaganda machine, but then disappeared from the face of the known world. He later found fame acting in North Korean films, typecast as an evil American. He uses Korean as his daily language. He has three sons from two wives. He has lived in North Korea twice as long as he has in America. At one time, there were four Americans living in North Korea. Today, just one remains. Now, after 45 years, the story of Comrade Joe, the last American defector in North Korea, is told for the first time.
Director
Daniel Gordon
Crew
Craig Armstrong
John Battsek
Nick Bennett
Nick Bennett
Nicholas Bonner
James Dresnok
Heather Fenoughty
Daniel Gordon
Peter Haddon
Stephen Haywood
Charles Robert Jenkins
Richard Klein
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States February 2007
Released in United States January 2007
Released in United States October 12, 2007
Released in United States October 2006
Released in United States on Video January 8, 2008
Released in United States Summer August 10, 2007
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 8-18, 2007.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 12-20, 2006.
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 18-28, 2007.)
Released in United States on Video January 8, 2008
Released in United States February 2007 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 8-18, 2007.)
Released in United States Summer August 10, 2007 (NY)
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 12-20, 2006.)
Released in United States October 12, 2007 (Los Angeles)
