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Missile from the East

And one day Degner said, "Jimmy, we will try to come outto the west." Now, Degner started...

And one day Degner said, "Jimmy, we will try to come out
to the west." Now, Degner started to prepare
for the defection

Full Transcript

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And one day Degner said,
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"Jimmy, we will try to come out to the west."
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Now, Degner started to prepare for the defection.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:00
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
biography
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

The story of East German motorcycle racer Ernst Degner, who, at the height of the Cold War and on the cusp of achieving his life ambition to win the world championship, fled East Germany with his family in a heart-stopping escape.
[MATSUMIYA]: So, I went to Berlin... - Missile from the East 00:06
[MATSUMIYA]: So, I went to Berlin...
And meet with him in the western side - Missile from the East 00:07
And meet with him in the western side
When I came back to the hotel, I received a telephone call - Missile from the East 00:12
When I came back to the hotel, I received a telephone call
And he said, "You are waiting for Degner, aren't you? - Missile from the East 00:06
And he said, "You are waiting for Degner, aren't y...
And Degner isn't coming." - Missile from the East 00:10
And Degner isn't coming."
[FUNDER]: Overnight, the guards came - Missile from the East 00:18
[FUNDER]: Overnight, the guards came
And at the same time then they fortified the border - Missile from the East 00:07
And at the same time then they fortified the border
[FUNDER]: People were leaping from windows - Missile from the East 00:12
[FUNDER]: People were leaping from windows
They were separated from family members - Missile from the East 00:07
They were separated from family members
It was a desperate measure - Missile from the East 00:07
It was a desperate measure
His family, his wife and his children - Missile from the East 00:06
His family, his wife and his children
They were in effect the ransom. - Missile from the East 00:05
They were in effect the ransom.
[ROBB]: Gerda wasn't one of those people - Missile from the East 00:06
[ROBB]: Gerda wasn't one of those people
Spent a lot of time with her little boy - Missile from the East 00:05
Spent a lot of time with her little boy
She would influence you that you do it - Missile from the East 00:08
She would influence you that you do it
She was putting pressure on him - Missile from the East 00:07
She was putting pressure on him
Then she, she thought it is time now to go. - Missile from the East 00:07
Then she, she thought it is time now to go.
My father also wanted to go - Missile from the East 00:05
My father also wanted to go
Nobody is able to go over to West Berlin or West Germany - Missile from the East 00:10
Nobody is able to go over to West Berlin or West Germany
I had to concentrate, - Missile from the East 00:17
I had to concentrate,