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Judgment In Berlin
1988 - PG - 1:32
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
Thriller
Directed by Leo Penn
Starring:
Martin Sheen
Sam Wanamaker
Max Gail
Heinz Hoenig
Carl Lumbly
Max Volkert Martens
Joshua Sinclair
Jutta Speidel
and Harris Yulin
with Sean Penn as Guenther
On August 30, 1978, an East German couple, traveling with their child, used a toy gun to hijack an airliner to a U.S. base in West Germany. Now they must stand trial in a potentially explosive fight for their freedom in this taut, political thriller based on a true story. Martin Sheen (Wall Street, Apocalypse Now) stars as Herbert J. Stern, the American judge brought to West Berlin to preside over the complex, precedent-shattering case. Sean Penn (Colors, At Close Range) gives an electrifying performance as the sole eyewitness to the incident - whose testimony holds the key to freedom or imprisonment for the hijackers. A compelling drama set against an intricate tapestry of international intrigue, Gary Franklin of KABC-TV calls Judgment In Berlin, "an excellent film! Sean Penn is a genius talent. He's as perfect in this role as he was in Colors."
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