Peter strelzyk comes up with a daring idea to construct a homemade air balloon big enough to carry the two families across the eastwest militarized border. I have got the book night crossing so when i finally managed to get the film it was a bonus. Night crossing is a magnificent historical portrayal of two families in communist east germany. I can also remember my history teacher telling us that he didnt think the wall would ever be knocked down. The strelzyks opened an electronics store in bad kissingen. The film is based on the true story of the strelzyk and wetzel families, who on september 16, 1979, attempted to escape from east germany to west germany in a homemade hot air balloon, during the days of the inner german border era, when emigration to west germany was strictly prohibited by the east german government. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
Viewers get a sense of the bleakness of life under the totalitarian regime. It gave a bit of a feel for what they went through getting the materials to make that balloon. In the fall of 1979, one of historys most ingenious and courageous flights to freedom took place when the strelzyk and wetzel families fled from communist east germany to the west in their own. In the fall of 1979, one of historys most ingenious and courageous flights to freedom took place when two families fled from communist east germany to the west in their own handcrafted hot air balloon. The friends are finding it increasingly difficult to carry on with their work and family life in the oppressive political environment, which permeates every aspect of their lives. History lessons from john hurts great escape the daily. The night crossing by robert masello was a pleasant surprise i stumbled across while browsing amazons kindle unlimited library for books about the dybbuk box. In 1978, in east germany, two families, the strelzyks and the wetzels, make plans. The most perilous night of their lives their escape from the gdr and a balloon ride to freedom lies behind them at that. In 1982 disney turned the escape into a major film called night crossing. Night crossing is a 1982 britishamerican drama film starring john hurt, jane alexander and beau bridges. The balloon landed on a meadow near naila in upper franconia. For wetzel, a bricklayer, the alternative was to work with his friend and colleague peter strelzyk. Watch night crossing online stream full movie directv.
Night crossing directed by delbert mann available on vhs. Walt disney pictures escape adventure based on a true story, starring john hurt and beau bridges as peter strelzyk and gunter wetzel, two men living under the oppressive communist regime in east germany. Michael herbigs film ballon 2018 is a germanlanguage adaptation of the story. Night crossing also features jane alexander, doug mckeon, and keith mckeon as members of the strelzyk family, and glynnis oconnor, michael liesik, and geoffrey liesik as the wetzels. This 1981 disney film stars john hurt and beau bridges as a pair of east german men who attempt to cross the iron curtain with the help of a hot air balloon. All it took was courage, science and 14,000 square feet of taffeta. Wetzel referred to a couple of physics books he kept at home to. Two families the strelzyks and the wetzels handcrafted a hot air balloon in the forests near poesneck, east germany.
A german soldier returns home only to find his family no longer there. While this had nothing to do with the dybbuk box, the unique plot and familiar cast of characters easily entranced me and drew me into the story, which began on samhain in the carpathian mountains at a temple resembling the egyptian sphinx. While some attempted to tunnel out, he planned to build a hotair balloon and fly his family to freedom. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Night crossing is a 1982 american drama film starring john hurt, jane alexander and beau bridges. The two families drove their cars toward the border on side roads.
The strelzyk family prepares to flee eastern germany via homemade hot air balloon 1979 731x500 close. The additional value of this true life story, was the producers who were german, with. In the fall of 1979, one of historys most ingenious and courageous flights to freedom took place when two families fled from communist east germany. Night crossing 1982 john hurt as peter strelzyk imdb. Two men fed up with an oppressive government hatched a. Night crossing by delbert mann delbert mann, john hurt.
A heroic and ingenious father organizes an escape for his family from east germany to the west via a homemade hot air balloon. Disney bought the rights to their story and released a film, night crossing, in 1982. Families welcome ballon, a thriller about their 1979 flight from the gdr. I enjoy getting grossed out by disturbing, graphic torture films, but very few books have made me cringe.
The film is based on the true story of the strelzyk and wetzel families, who on september 16, 1979 attempted escape from east germany to west germany in a homemade hot air balloon during the days of the inner german borderera when emigration to west germany was strictly prohibited by the east. The disney film night crossing 1982 is an adaptation of the story. But when the family stumbled upon a discarded flyer for a local bakery, strelzyk s fears were confirmed. Delbert mann john hurt, jane alexander, beau bridges 107 min family, action. Night crossing is the remarkable true story of the strelzyk. Peter strelzyk builds an experimental homemade hot air balloon burner. Download night crossing yts yify movies torrents download. Yify movies the only official yify site at night crossing 1982 webrip 720p yts yify in 1978, in east germany, two families, the strelzyks and the wetzels, make plans to escape the communist east and flee to the west. Night crossing, which opens today at the guild, is about the strelzyks and the wetzels, played, respectively, by john hurt and jane alexander and beau bridges and glynnis oconnor. The entire strelzyk family lifted from a forest clearing at 1.
Its the based on a true story account of the strelzyk and wetzel families escape from east germany in a homemade hot air balloon on the night of september 15, 1979. How two families fled communist oppression in east germany in a. Are you a fan of gore, torture porn, sick and twisted st. On the ground, strelzyk had no idea where they had landed. Harrowing flight from east germany the washington post. The escape was so celebrated that in 1982 disney turned it into a major film called night crossing, with john hurt starring as herr strelzyk. Night crossing is a 1982 disney movie made during their period of films aimed more at older audiences. Those are s ome lines from night crossing, a disney movie that isnt. Gunter wetzel and peter strelzyk built a hot air balloon from scratch to. Peter strelzyk and gunter wetzel ask just this one question when they come across bavarian. There was a zone that prevented east germans from going into west germany to have asylum. The first attempt only by the strelzyk family failed. A book was written and hollywood even filmed the story in night crossing.
The strelzyk family prepares to flee eastern germany via. I remember at school being taught about east germany in history, and how it was supposed to signify the good side of communism. I remember at school being taught about east germany in history, and how it was supposed to signify the good side of. Disney did a really good movie about it called night crossing in the early 80s.
Two families, with eight members in total, escaped the communist country of. After a 28minute flight the balloon landed on a meadow in the bavarian town of naila in west germany. How two families fled communist oppression in east germany. True tale about two men planing to escape from communist east germany in a hot air balloon, but only if they can take their families with them. Peter strelzyk comes up with a daring idea to construct a homemade air balloon big enough to carry the two families across the eastwest.
Those are s ome lines from night crossing, a disney movie that isnt much go od. The film is based on the true story of the strelzyk and wetzel families, who on september 16, 1979, attempted to escape from east germany to west germany in a homemade hot air balloon. The strelzyks decide to go alone, but bad weather causes the balloon. Peter strelzyk who fled east germany in a hot air balloon. I had never heard of tim miller before however im glad i discovered this book. The strelzyks decide to go alone, but bad weather causes the. Beau bridges and glynnis oconnor in night crossing 1982 john hurt in night. Night crossing is the remarkable true story of the strelzyk and wetzel families and their daring, deathdefying escape. Night crossing in 1982 was a disney production, but sometimes with its beatbybeat scenes of family tension and family reconciliation the new film can feel as square and prepackaged as the studios product from that era. Film of daring balloon escape from east revives german identity. Night crossing news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2018 learn how and when to remove this. Night crossing is presented on this dvd in the fullscreen format with the soundtrack remastered in dolby digital surround. This became night crossing, the 1982 film from the disney studios, with john hurt as peter strelzyk, one of the few dramatic films to deal with communist reality.
Jane alexander, john hurt and keith and doug mckeon portray the strelzyk family who make an incredible escape from tyranny in walt disney productions night crossing. Two men john hurt, beau bridges and their families escape from east to west germany in a colorful homemade hotair balloon. He found some engineering and physics textbooks to help him. Its about a 1979 escape from east germany by two families who secretly. In 1978, in east germany, two families, the strelzyks and the wetzels, make plans to escape the communist east and flee to the west. Published on feb 11, 2012 in the fall of 1979, one of historys most ingenious and courageous flights to freedom took place when two families fled from communist east germany to the west in their. How two families fled communist oppression in east germany in a homemade hot air balloon.
Even in the west, though, they were spied on and pressured by stasi agents. The east german balloon escape took place at approximately 2. East germany with their families in the middle of the night thanks to a hot air. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. The wetzel family alongside the movie poster for night crossing.
After retraining to become an auto mechanic, gunter wetzel found a job at a car dealership in the hof region. In 1978, in east germany, two families, the strelzyks and the wetzels, make. The film is based on the true story of the strelzyk and wetzel families, who on. With john hurt, jane alexander, doug mckeon, keith mckeon. Its satisfying in a sundayafternoon matinee kind of way.
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