Released
The Flight
October 12 1977 (about 47 years ago)Rating
85
Based on
2 reviews
- Director: Roland Gräf
- Writer: Roland Gräf
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Runtime: 1 h 34 m
- Countries: Germany, East Germany
- Company: DEFA
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...
