Die Flucht 1977

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
Zierliche Alte 

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Dr. Schmith 

Jenny Gröllmann
Katharina 

Gerhard Bienert
Schmiths Vater 

Carl Heinz Choynski
Der Fremde 

Johanna Clas
Lautenschläger 

• The Flight
• The Runaway