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From then on, although Degner won races
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Missile from the East

From then on,although Degner won races, basically his lifewent downhill

From then on,
although Degner won races, basically his life
went downhill

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From then on, although Degner won races,
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basically his life went downhill.
Duration
9 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:56
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
biography
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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.
[OLAF]: The competition is big. Young drivers are coming up. - Missile from the East 00:05
[OLAF]: The competition is big. Young drivers are coming up.
So you have to push right to the limit, - Missile from the East 00:08
So you have to push right to the limit,
He showed me X-rays, so it was a mesh - Missile from the East 00:14
He showed me X-rays, so it was a mesh
[PERRIS]: Things didn't work so well for Ernst - Missile from the East 00:05
[PERRIS]: Things didn't work so well for Ernst
You know, he was riding and it wasn't as good - Missile from the East 00:11
You know, he was riding and it wasn't as good
He accused Gerda of looking at other men all the time. - Missile from the East 00:05
He accused Gerda of looking at other men all the time.
This is what broke up their marriage, - Missile from the East 00:07
This is what broke up their marriage,
You know, he's no longer good-looking - Missile from the East 00:07
You know, he's no longer good-looking
[OLAF]: She was always with us. For her, the family came first. - Missile from the East 00:06
[OLAF]: She was always with us. For her, the family came fir...
But I could see that my parents start to separate - Missile from the East 00:07
But I could see that my parents start to separate
And my mother was lacking quite a bit - Missile from the East 00:08
And my mother was lacking quite a bit
This I think was sometimes really hard on her. - Missile from the East 00:09
This I think was sometimes really hard on her.
It went to the point that his own dog - Missile from the East 00:09
It went to the point that his own dog
And this is why probably he was missing this, - Missile from the East 00:12
And this is why probably he was missing this,
He retained his place in the team for another year, - Missile from the East 00:07
He retained his place in the team for another year,
The relationship with Gerda and Ernst - Missile from the East 00:05
The relationship with Gerda and Ernst
And there was always a big gap in between. - Missile from the East 00:06
And there was always a big gap in between.
Doing all sorts of odd jobs - Missile from the East 00:09
Doing all sorts of odd jobs
[OLAF]: After he spent almost everything - Missile from the East 00:10
[OLAF]: After he spent almost everything
And so he tried to find a business he could do - Missile from the East 00:11
And so he tried to find a business he could do