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The Flight

When 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...

1977 |1h 34m |  Drama, Thriller

Cast

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Trude Bechmann

Zierliche Alte

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Armin Mueller-Stahl

Dr. Schmith

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Jenny Gröllmann

Katharina

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Gerhard Bienert

Schmiths Vater

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Carl Heinz Choynski

Der Fremde

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Johanna Clas

Lautenschläger

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Karin Gregorek

Gudrun

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Rolf Hoppe

Der Runde

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Volkmar Kleinert

Wendt

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Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

Meißner

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Winfried Glatzeder

Zeiske

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Status

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Language

German

Budget

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