The Flight - 1977

The Flight 1977 Directed by Roland Gräf Die Flucht

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...

Country Germany

Production Countries East Germany , Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gneres Drama , Thriller

Production Company DEFA

Release Date 12 October 1977

94 mins