Overview

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...

Cast

Trude Bechmann, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jenny Gröllmann, Gerhard Bienert, Carl Heinz Choynski, Johanna Clas, Hans Feldner, Karin Gregorek

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What is "The Flight" about?

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...

When was "The Flight" released?

The Flight was released in 1977.

Who stars in "The Flight"?

The cast includes Trude Bechmann, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jenny Gröllmann, Gerhard Bienert.