East-West Passage
Feb 02, 2010 · 52m
Director
Gábor Zsigmond PappOverview
In the summer of 1989 tens of thousands of tourists from communist East Germany came to Hungary. They were deeply disillusioned because they felt they had no future in East Germany. There was no freedom, no choice in the shops, salaries were low and they could not travel except to Eastern Europe. They wanted to go to a prosperous and free West Germany but they could not get passports, so they hoped that by travelling through Hungary, the least suppressed country of the Soviet Block, they could cross the Iron Curtain into Austria and then travel on into West Germany. For them the Hungary of twenty years ago was the new east-west passage. Written by Czes
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About East-West Passage
What is East-West Passage about?
In the summer of 1989 tens of thousands of tourists from communist East Germany came to Hungary. They were deeply disillusioned because they felt they had no future in East Germany. There was no freedom, no choice in the shops, salaries were low and they could not travel except to Eastern Europe. They wanted to go to a prosperous and free West Germany but they could not get passports, so they…
When was East-West Passage released?
East-West Passage was released on February 2, 2010.
How long is East-West Passage?
East-West Passage runs 52 minutes.
Who directed East-West Passage?
East-West Passage was directed by Gábor Zsigmond Papp.
Who is in the cast of East-West Passage?
The cast of East-West Passage includes Aurél Hajtó (Narrator (voice)).