Escape to Berlin

Nov 16, 2023

1h 38m

★ 0.0

Overview

The documentary film uncovers the story of Mašín brothers, which is of the greatest stories of the Cold War. A group of five young men decided to leave the then-communist Czechoslovakia with guns in hand to join the fighting in the then expected war between the West and the East. The year was 1953, and today, through the last witnesses, we follow the 30-day dramatic journey to West Berlin and the subsequent fateful events that happened to her loved ones at home.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Arthur Krensky Films

Česká televize

Escape to Berlin Trailers

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Cast

Self

Josef Mašín

Self

Zdena Mašínová

Self

Radek Mašín

Self (archive footage)

Milan Paumer

Self

Jan Novák

Self

Petr Blažek

Self

Eduard Stehlík

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