The Man on the Wall

Year: 1982

Runtime: 101 mins

Language: German

Director: Reinhard Hauff

DramaComedy

An East German man finds a way to cross the border between East and West Berlin. But when he succeeds in bringing his wife out as well, things are not quite as expected.

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