The Flight

The story

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 & crew

Trude BechmannZierliche Alte

Armin Mueller-StahlDr. Schmith

Jenny GröllmannKatharina

Gerhard BienertSchmiths Vater

Carl Heinz ChoynskiDer Fremde

Johanna ClasLautenschläger

Hans Feldner

Hans FeldnerMitteiler

Karin GregorekGudrun

Rolf HoppeDer Runde

Heinz Hupfer

Heinz HupferEmpfangsmann

Gertraud Klawitter

Gertraud KlawitterFrau Kraus

Volkmar KleinertWendt