Czechoslovakia, 1952. For some, life under the post-war Stalinist regime is hardly worth living and although the escape route to the West is almost suicide, the rewards - prosperity, political freedom, even luxury - make it a risk worth taking.
Shaun Scott
Jan
Edita Brychta
Eva
Daniel Hill
Jiri
Cate Fowler
Hanna
Isolde Cazelet
Grandmother
Catherine Schell
Melena Lotskova
Deborah Vale
Twin 1
Tessa Vale
Twin 2
Alan Foss
Farmer
Richard Ireson
Lorry Driver
Norman Jones
Guide
Lynn Farleigh
Mrs Fialova
Nicola Wright
Adina Fialova
Boris Isarov
Father
Paul Humpoletz
The Slovak
Ted Maynard
GI
William Roberts
US Reporter
Tomasz Borkowy
Border Guard