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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Violence, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 03/02/2004 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Drama, Adventure Drama, Escape Film, Docudrama

Two friends chart a daring path to freedom in this drama from Walt Disney Pictures. Peter Strelzyk (John Hurt) and Guenter Wetzel (Beau Bridges) are two men living in East Germany who can no longer tolerate the petty tyrannies of Communist rule. Together, they formulate a daring plan to escape to democratic West Germany in a hot air balloon, but Peter and Guenter realize that they have to build a very special lighter-than-air craft to carry both themselves and their families to safety. Night Crossing also features Jane Alexander, Doug McKeon, and Keith McKeon as members of the Strelzyk Family, and Glynnis O'Connor, Michael Liesik, and Geoffrey Liesik as the Wetzels. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

John Hurt - Peter Strelzyks
Jane Alexander - Doris Strelzyk
Glynnis O'Connor - Petra Wetzel
Doug McKeon - Frank Strelzyks
Beau Bridges - Gunter Wetzel

This 1981 Disney film stars John Hurt and Beau Bridges as a pair of East German men who attempt to cross the Iron Curtain with the help of a hot air balloon. Night Crossing is presented on this DVD in the full-screen format with the soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital Surround. In addition to the original English soundtrack, the adventure drama can be viewed with an optional French-dubbed track and/or Spanish subtitles. Writer John McGreevey's script was based on a true story. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide