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Judgment in Berlin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLeo Penn
Written byJoshua Sinclair
Leo Penn
Produced byJoshua Sinclair
Ingrid Windisch
Starring
Edited byTeddy Darvas
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • May 6, 1988 (1988-05-06)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesUnited States
West Germany
LanguageEnglish
Box office$229,556

Judgment in Berlin is a 1988 American drama film directed and written by Leo Penn, produced by Joshua Sinclair, who also co-wrote the film and acted in it, and Ingrid Windisch and starring Martin Sheen, Sam Wanamaker and Sean Penn, the director's son. It is based on the book Judgment in Berlin by Herbert J. Stern.

It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location around the city.

Synopsis

Based on the Cold War true story of three East Berlin men who hijack a plane to escape to the West. After being caught, they stand trial in Germany, where an American judge must decide if the hijacking of a plane into West Berlin was justified by the political circumstances and economic hardships of life in the German Democratic Republic.

Cast

Listed in credits order:

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Films directed by Leo Penn
Berlin Wall
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