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[ROBB]: For Ernst then to come back
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Missile from the East

For Ernst then to come back from behinda restricted country, that must have been likeus...

[ROBB]:
For Ernst then to come back from behind
a restricted country, that must have been like
us going to Disneyland

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[ROBB]: For Ernst then to come back
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from behind a restricted country,
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that must have been like us going to Disneyland.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:35
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
biography
Production
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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.
I remember them feeling very out of place. - Missile from the East 00:05
I remember them feeling very out of place.
Chelira and Mondal and MV - Missile from the East 00:15
Chelira and Mondal and MV
[WALKER]: MZ were hardly known and little thought of - Missile from the East 00:09
[WALKER]: MZ were hardly known and little thought of
They were persona non grata - Missile from the East 00:06
They were persona non grata
He came over as Suzuki's representative. - Missile from the East 00:05
He came over as Suzuki's representative.
My name is James Akira Matsumiya. - Missile from the East 00:05
My name is James Akira Matsumiya.
I had to bring Suzuki's performance up, - Missile from the East 00:07
I had to bring Suzuki's performance up,
[OLAF]: He won by inches against the Italian hero Ubbiali - Missile from the East 00:09
[OLAF]: He won by inches against the Italian hero Ubbiali
[JIMMY MATSUMIYA]: I was trying very hard - Missile from the East 00:07
[JIMMY MATSUMIYA]: I was trying very hard
This high speed missile - Missile from the East 00:05
This high speed missile
The name Degner and the name MZ were becoming rapidly known. - Missile from the East 00:05
The name Degner and the name MZ were becoming rapidly known.
Hand-beaten aluminium bikes - Missile from the East 00:07
Hand-beaten aluminium bikes
Ernst Degner was projected into a world - Missile from the East 00:20
Ernst Degner was projected into a world
I believe that Degner, - Missile from the East 00:13
I believe that Degner,
So seeing people like Jim Redman, Tom Phillis, - Missile from the East 00:16
So seeing people like Jim Redman, Tom Phillis,
[ROBB]: He would've liked to have been in the west - Missile from the East 00:07
[ROBB]: He would've liked to have been in the west
He would love to have been with us - Missile from the East 00:06
He would love to have been with us
Not being watched. Not being kept back. - Missile from the East 00:05
Not being watched. Not being kept back.
That life on the other side of the curtain - Missile from the East 00:07
That life on the other side of the curtain
I think this was a time when they started to think about - Missile from the East 00:08
I think this was a time when they started to think about