The Flight
1977 · 94 min
Drama · Thriller
★ 8.3When 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...
Crew
- Director Roland Gräf
- Screenplay Roland Gräf
- Director of Photography Claus Neumann
Cast
Trude Bechmann
Zierliche Alte
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Dr. Schmith
Jenny Gröllmann
Katharina
Gerhard Bienert
Schmiths Vater
Carl Heinz Choynski
Der Fremde
Johanna Clas
Lautenschläger
- H
Hans Feldner
Mitteiler
Karin Gregorek
Gudrun
Rolf Hoppe
Der Runde
- H
Heinz Hupfer
Empfangsmann
- G
Gertraud Klawitter
Frau Kraus
Volkmar Kleinert
Wendt
Crew
- Director — Roland Gräf
- Screenplay — Roland Gräf
- Director of Photography — Claus Neumann
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