Night Crossing
Brief Synopsis
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Two men who are fed up with the daily indignities and tyrannies of life under Communist rule in East Germany come up with a daring plan of escape. They decide to travel to democratic West Germany in a hot air balloon. However, they need to build a new type of lighter-than-air craft if they are to tr
Cast & Crew
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Delbert Mann
Director
John Hurt
Peter Strelzyk
Jane Alexander
Doris Strelzyk
Doug Mckeon
Frank Strelzyk
Keith Mckeon
Fitscher Strelzyk
Beau Bridges
Gunter Wetzel
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Release Date
1981
Production Company
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Synopsis
Two men who are fed up with the daily indignities and tyrannies of life under Communist rule in East Germany come up with a daring plan of escape. They decide to travel to democratic West Germany in a hot air balloon. However, they need to build a new type of lighter-than-air craft if they are to transport themselves as well as their families across safely.
Cast
John Hurt
Peter Strelzyk
Jane Alexander
Doris Strelzyk
Doug Mckeon
Frank Strelzyk
Keith Mckeon
Fitscher Strelzyk
Beau Bridges
Gunter Wetzel
Glynnis O'connor
Petra Wetzel
Geoffrey Liesik
"Little" Peter Wetzel
Michael Lieski
Andreas Wetzel
Ian Bannen
Josef Keller
Anne Stallybrass
Magda Keller
Matthew G Taylor
Lucas Keller
Klaus Lowitsch
Kurt Schmolk
Gunter Meisner
Major Koerner
Sky Du Mont
Ziegler
Jan Niklaus
Lieutenant Fehler
Kay Walsh
Doris'S Mother
Carola Hohn
Petra'S Mother
Irene Prador
Mrs Roseler
Jan-paul Biczycki
Pharmacist
Osman Ragheb
Store Supervisor
Ursula Ludwig
1st Store Clerk
Jenny Thelen
2nd Store Clerk
Katharina Seyferth
Shopper
James W Gavin
Pilot
Crew
Gordon D Brenner
Editor
Deborah Bryan
Stunt Balloonist
Diane Cerveny
Stunt Balloonist
Eugene Cerveny
Balloon Crew Chief
Gary Cerveny
Balloon Stunt Coordinator
Gary Cerveny
Stunt Balloonist
Danny Daniel
Sound Recording
Evelyn Dohring
Hairstyles
Evelyn Dohring
Makeup
Bettina Forg
Assistant Director
Don French
Assistant Director
Kinnie Gibson
Stunt Balloonist
Jerry Goldsmith
Music
Dawn Grant
Stunt Balloonist
Ben F Hendricks
Sound Effects
Tony Imi
Director Of Photography
Harley V Kinnamon
Stunt Balloonist
Ken Lawton
Costumes
Tom Leetch
Producer
John Mcgreevey
Screenwriter
Tommy Mercurio
Stunt Balloonist
Rexford Metz
Aerial Photography
Dieter Meyer
Production Manager
Ron Miller
Executive Producer
Arthur Morton
Original Music
Gerhard Nemetz
Makeup
Gerhard Nemetz
Hairstyles
George Petlowany
Title Design
Don Roberts
Assistant Director
Friedel Schroder
Costumes
Ille Sievers
Costumes Supervisor
Marc Stirdivant
Associate Producer
Herbert Strabel
Art Direction
Jack Wadsworth
Music Editor
William W Wilson
Transportation Manager
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Designer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Release Date
1981
Production Company
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1981
Released in United States 1981
