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Judgment in Berlin (1988)

96 min · Forensic, Fugitive Drama, Political Drama, drama film

Popularity3.5/5
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Directors

Leo Penn

Cast

Martin Sheen, Heinz Hoenig, Jutta Speidel, Sam Wanamaker, Max Gail, Joshua Sinclair, Sean Penn, Carl Lumbly, Cristine Rose, Max Volkert Martens, Jürgen Heinrich, Marie Louise Sinclair, Harris Yulin, Horst D. Scheel, Malgoscha Gebel, Eileen Ryan

The story

Based on the Cold War true story of three East Berlin men who hijacked a plane to escape to the West. After being caught, they stand trial in Germany, where an American judge must decide if the political circumstances and economic hardships of life in the German Democratic Republic justified the hijacking of a plane into West Berlin.

Genres

Forensic, Fugitive Drama, Political Drama, drama film

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