NIGHT CROSSING (DVD) DVD

Night Crossing
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

Cast John Hurt as Peter Strelzyks Jane Alexander as Doris Strelzyk Glynnis O'Connor as Petra Wetzel Doug McKeon as Frank Strelzyks Beau Bridges as Gunter Wetzel Ian Bannen as Josef Keller Kay Walsh as Doris' Mother Klaus Löwitsch as Schmolk Anne Stallybrass as Magda Keller Günter Meisner as Maj. Koerner Keith McKeon as Fitscher Strelzyks Geoffrey Liesik as Little Peter Wetzel Michael Liesik as Andreas Wetzel

Crew Herbert Strabel - Art Director Don Roberts - First Assistant Director Delbert Mann - Director James W. Gavin - Second Unit Director Gordon D. Brenner - Editor Jerry Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score) Rolf Zehetbauer - Production Designer Tony Imi - Cinematographer Tom Leetch - Producer Ron Miller - Producer Marc Stirdivant - Producer Danny Daniel - Sound/Sound Designer John McGreevey - Screenwriter

Night Crossing
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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: French-language track Spanish subtitles Dolby Digital Surround sound DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 107 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Opening Titles [9:24] 2. Crossing Over [9:06] 3. The Bad News [10:23] 4. "It's Finished" [9:04] 5. "It Works" [7:54] 6. "We Did It" [6:19] 7. "We're in the Zone" [16:38] 8. Second Try [5:44] 9. Finding Materials [7:50] 10. On the Trail [8:54] 11. To Freedom [14:02] 12. End Credits [1:43]