Escape to Berlin
| Escape to Berlin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Will Tremper |
| Written by | Will Tremper |
| Based on | Komm mit nach Berlin by Will Tremper |
| Produced by | Will Tremper |
| Starring | Christian Doermer Susanne Korda Narziss Sokatscheff |
| Cinematography | Günter Haase Gerd von Bonin |
| Edited by | Will Tremper |
| Music by | Peter Thomas |
Production companies | Stun Film Will Tremper Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Escape to Berlin (German: Flucht nach Berlin) is a 1961 West German thriller film directed by Will Tremper and starring Christian Doermer, Susanne Korda and Narziss Sokatscheff.[1] [2] Location shooting took place around Wannsee in West Berlin and near to Bad Hersfeld. [3] It was shot just before the construction of the Berlin Wall.[4]
Synopsis
A young farmer living in East Germany unsuccessfully resists programme of collectivisation and then chooses to flee to the democratic West Germany.
Cast
- Christian Doermer as Claus Baade
- Susanne Korda as Doris Lange
- Narziss Sokatscheff as Hermann Gueden
- Ralf Gregan as Streckenwärter der ostzonalen Reichsbahn
- Joe Hembus as Badegast im Strandbad Wannsee
- Reinhold Timm as Vopo auf Motorrad
- Wittigo von Einsiedel as Stasi-Scherge mit Spitzbart
References
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.479
- ^ Hake p.105
- ^ https://www.filmportal.de/film/flucht-nach-berlin_c62d8aa6c79d4777b5468f395cb5fc73
- ^ Rother p.477
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. Routledge, 2002.
- Rother, Rainer (ed.) German Film: From the Archives of the Deutsche Kinemathek. Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2024.