Not all the dreariness of this true-life escape adventure can be attributed to the quality of life in East Germany. The arduousness of constructing a do-it-yourself hot-air balloon to hop over the Iron Curtain (and then, after an unsuccessful maiden flight, another, bigger one) must be hard to make interesting on screen. But the elimination of detail, as practiced by these moviemakers, doesn't seem to be the best way. With John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Beau Bridges, and Glynnis O'Connor; directed by Delbert Mann. (1982) — Duncan Shepherd
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