Judgment in Berlin (1988)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1988 Wide

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In 1978, an East German waiter used a toy gun to hijack a Polish airliner heading for East Berlin and forced the pilot to land at an American Air Force base in West Germany. The best-selling book about the ensuing trial of the hijacker -- written by the presiding judge, Herbert J. Stern -- is given film treatment by director Leo Penn. The back story involves a West German contractor working both sides of Germany, who has fallen in love with a woman from East Berlin. The contractor arranges for

PG, 1 hr. 36 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Leo Penn

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1988 Wide

On DVD: Feb 3, 2004

Cast

Martin Sheen
Herbert J. Stern
Sam Wanamaker
Bernard Hellring
Max Gail
Judah Best
J�rgen Heinrich
Uri Andreyev
Heinz Hoenig
Helmut Thiele
Harris Yulin
Bruno Ristau
Sean Penn
Gunther X
Carl Lumbly
Edwin Palmer
Max Volkert Martens
Hans Schuster
Cristine Rose
Marsha Stern
Joshua Sinclair
Alan Sherman
Jutta Speidel
Sigrid Radke
Burt Nelson
Malgoscha Gebel

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During the days of the Berlin Wall a trial in that city for a East German who freely admits that he hijacked a passenger flight in order to escape to the West. Directed by Sean Penn's father, Leo, and including a centerpiece performance by Sean himself, this Martin Sheen production (with a star turn given by Sheen as

June 20, 2011

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American homeland viewers might not be interested or touched by this movie, but those who lived on the Eastern side of the Iron Courtain, understand very well what it meant to flee to the West and leave everything and everybody behind - maybe for good. People even chose to say goodbye to their parents, brothers,

October 31, 2011