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* AluminumChristmasTrees: We must reiterate that, yes, this actually happened. You can even see the original balloon used in the real escape at the [[https://www.museum.bayern/sammlung/geschichten/peter-strezlyk-und-guenter-wetzel.html Museum of Bavarian History]].
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** Petra Wetzel is the most skeptical of the plan, as she's afraid the balloon will crash and kill their children.
** All of the adults are fearful that the Stasi will come and take them away. After they get home from their unsuccessful first attempt, Peter gets very jumpy every time he hears a car or truck passing by.
** Peter is inspired to come up with a plan because he doesn't want to wait until his son Frank tries to get out and is killed trying.
** Petra Wetzel is the most skeptical of the plan, as she's afraid the balloon will crash and kill their children.
** All of the adults are fearful that the Stasi will come and take them away. After they get home from their unsuccessful first attempt, Peter gets very jumpy every time he hears a car or truck passing by.
** Peter is inspired to come up with a plan because he doesn't want to wait until his son Frank tries to get out and is killed trying.
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''Night Crossing'' is a 1982 Creator/{{Disney}} movie made during their period of films aimed more at older audiences. It's 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.
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''Night Crossing'' is a 1982 Creator/{{Disney}} movie made during their period of films aimed more at older audiences. It's the based on a true story 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.
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The year is 1978. East Germany has sealed its border with the West for over fifteen years, with life for its citizens being dull and bleak. Thousands continue to attempt to escape to West Germany, but the majority fail and they are either arrested or killed. In Thuringia, a teenage boy attempts to escape by driving a bulldozer through the border zone. He fails and is shot to death by the military. His death causes his family to be taken in for "questioning" and spurs their friends, the Strelzyks and Wetzels, into wanting to escape. Peter Strelzyk (Creator/JohnHurt) hatches a daring plan with Günter Wetzel (Beau Bridges) to build a balloon that will carry both their families out of East Germany. For months, they work to sew the envelope in their attic and construct a suitable burner. With their large purchases of fabric being monitored by the Stasi, they must work quickly before they too are arrested.
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The year is 1978. East Germany has sealed its border with the West for over fifteen years, with life for its citizens being dull and bleak. Thousands continue to attempt to escape to West Germany, but the majority fail and they are either arrested or killed. In Thuringia, a teenage boy attempts to escape by driving a bulldozer through the border zone. He fails and is shot to death by the military. His death causes his family to be taken in for "questioning" and spurs their friends, the Strelzyks and Wetzels, into wanting to escape. Peter Strelzyk (Creator/JohnHurt) hatches a daring plan with Günter Wetzel (Beau Bridges) (Creator/BeauBridges) to build a balloon that will carry both their families out of East Germany. For months, they work to sew the envelope in their attic and construct a suitable burner. With their large purchases of fabric being monitored by the Stasi, they must work quickly before they too are arrested.
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* RaceAgainstTime: The third act, when the Strelzyks and Wetzels start working to build a second balloon. The Stasi are steadily closing in, based on the launch site and tracking any unusual purchases of fabric.
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* RaceAgainstTime: RaceAgainstTheClock: The third act, when the Strelzyks and Wetzels start working to build a second balloon. The Stasi are steadily closing in, based on the launch site and tracking any unusual purchases of fabric.
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The 2018 German film ''Ballon'' also tells the story of the escape.
