Directed by:
Delbert MannScreenplay:
John McGreeveyCinematography:
Tony ImiComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Doug McKeon, Keith McKeon, Beau Bridges, Glynnis O'Connor, Ian Bannen, Klaus Löwitsch, Sky du Mont, Jan Niklas, Günter Meisner (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
In the fall of 1979, one of history's most ingenious and courageous flights to freedom took place when two families fled from Communist East Germany to the West in their own handcrafted hot air balloon. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![John Hurt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/843/160843644_e3b5c4.png)
John Hurt
UK
Best movies:
Alien (1979)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Vincent - The Life and death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
![Jane Alexander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334324_8d5665.jpg)
Jane Alexander
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Brubaker (1980)
Doug McKeon
USA
Best movies:
On Golden Pond (1981)
Night Crossing (1981)
Mischief (1985)
Keith McKeon
Best movies:
Night Crossing (1981)
![Beau Bridges](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/433/162433020_e50ead.png)
Beau Bridges
USA
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
The Red Pony (1949)
![Glynnis O'Connor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280878_ecac4b.jpg)
Glynnis O'Connor
USA
Best movies:
Night Crossing (1981)
Jeremy (1973)
The White Lions (1981)
![Ian Bannen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270764_9cb143.jpg)
Ian Bannen
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
The Hill (1965)
Gandhi (1982)
![Klaus Löwitsch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/070/162070579_7e2312.jpg)
Klaus Löwitsch
German Empire
Best movies:
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Cross of Iron (1977)
![Sky du Mont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274297_7ce520.jpg)
Sky du Mont
Argentina
Best movies:
The Boat (1981)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
![Jan Niklas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/490/161490011_715108.jpg)
Jan Niklas
Germany
Best movies:
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
Ansichten eines Clowns (1976)
![Günter Meisner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/526/165526590_851a78.jpg)
Günter Meisner
German Empire
Best movies:
The Tin Drum (1979)
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Ace of Aces (1982)
![Kay Walsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/760/160760282_bec979.jpg)
Kay Walsh
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Magic Box (1951)
Scrooge (1970)
Ursula Ludwig
German Empire
Best movies:
View from the Loft (1974)
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Night Crossing (1981)
Anne Stallybrass
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Night Crossing (1981)
A Song for Jenny (2015) (TV movie)
![Irene Prador](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527124_7bb507.jpg)
Irene Prador
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
The Hiding Place (1975)
![Carola Höhn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/732/160732539_e9e939.jpg)
Carola Höhn
German Empire
Best movies:
Night Crossing (1981)
The Living Corpse (1929)
Alle lieben Willy Wuff (1995) (TV movie)
![Jan Biczycki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/319/163319391_9f4ecb.jpg)
Jan Biczycki
German Empire
Best movies:
Night Crossing (1981)
Forget Mozart (1985)
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
Jenny Thelen
Best movies:
Night Crossing (1981)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Katharina Seyferth
Best movies:
Night Crossing (1981)
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Osman Ragheb
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
The Magic Voyage (1992)