The Flight
1h 34m·Drama, Thriller
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...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Trude BechmannZierliche Alte | Zierliche Alte |
 Armin Mueller-StahlDr. Schmith | Dr. Schmith |
 Jenny GröllmannKatharina | Katharina |
 Gerhard BienertSchmiths Vater | Schmiths Vater |
 Carl Heinz ChoynskiDer Fremde | Der Fremde |
 Johanna ClasLautenschläger | Lautenschläger |
| HHans FeldnerMitteiler | Mitteiler |
 Karin GregorekGudrun | Gudrun |
 Rolf HoppeDer Runde | Der Runde |
| HHeinz HupferEmpfangsmann | Empfangsmann |
| GGertraud KlawitterFrau Kraus | Frau Kraus |
 Volkmar KleinertWendt | Wendt |
 Wilhelm Koch-HoogeMeißner | Meißner |
 Erika PelikowskyMittenzwei | Mittenzwei |
| SSimone von ZglinickiFrau Seebohm | Frau Seebohm |
 Winfried GlatzederZeiske | Zeiske |
| GGünter RügerNot listed | Not listed |