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Missile from the East

We know the consequences for himgoing back without Ernst would be totally unacceptable

We know the consequences for him
going back without Ernst would be totally unacceptable

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We know the consequences for him going back without Ernst
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would be totally unacceptable.
Duration
10 seconds
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16
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:07
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.
[PERRIS]: And everybody said he treated him like a son - Missile from the East 00:07
[PERRIS]: And everybody said he treated him like a son
After Degner left, it was very bad for us. - Missile from the East 00:08
After Degner left, it was very bad for us.
Government was not interested to have motorcycle sport. - Missile from the East 00:06
Government was not interested to have motorcycle sport.
[OLAF]: I admire what they did, - Missile from the East 00:06
[OLAF]: I admire what they did,
It takes a lot of courage to have the decision to defect, - Missile from the East 00:08
It takes a lot of courage to have the decision to defect,
[ARCHIVE INTERVIEWER]: - Missile from the East 00:05
[ARCHIVE INTERVIEWER]:
The official line by the SED government - Missile from the East 00:08
The official line by the SED government
You are leaving us. You are going over to the enemy. - Missile from the East 00:06
You are leaving us. You are going over to the enemy.
[OLAF]: I remember them, these Japanese people - Missile from the East 00:06
[OLAF]: I remember them, these Japanese people
It could be that these were the people from Suzuki - Missile from the East 00:08
It could be that these were the people from Suzuki
[WALKER]: He goes to Japan, a foreign country. - Missile from the East 00:05
[WALKER]: He goes to Japan, a foreign country.
And not just a foreign country, a totally foreign culture. - Missile from the East 00:05
And not just a foreign country, a totally foreign culture.
And he goes from a starvation level - Missile from the East 00:10
And he goes from a starvation level
You name it, and you can have it with Suzuki. - Missile from the East 00:05
You name it, and you can have it with Suzuki.
Because Suzuki was a big company and they wanted success - Missile from the East 00:09
Because Suzuki was a big company and they wanted success
[WALKER]: He works over the winter - Missile from the East 00:07
[WALKER]: He works over the winter
[ERNST]: I'm just making the final touches - Missile from the East 00:09
[ERNST]: I'm just making the final touches
When Mr Okana saw that cylinder, - Missile from the East 00:08
When Mr Okana saw that cylinder,
And they looked at it and, well, - Missile from the East 00:12
And they looked at it and, well,
They only needed a lead - Missile from the East 00:12
They only needed a lead