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Missile from the East (2021)
90 min | Biography

Missile from the East (2021)

90 min | Biography

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.

Director

Justin Stokes

Writers

Ray Battersby (based on the book 'Codeword Berlin') | Justin Stokes (story)

Producers

Justin Stokes (producer) | Nick Taussig (producer) | Mike Wells (producer)

Composers

Benji Merrison | Will Slater

Cinematographer

Malte Rosenfeld (Reconstruction Cinematography)

Editor

Yann Heckmann

Casting Director

Sasha Robertson

Production Designer

John Ebden

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Updated Sep 24, 2021

Release date

Sep 24, 2021 (United Kingdom)

Awards

3 wins

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Aliona Baranova Gerda Degner Gerda Degner See fewer	Maternal (2023)
James G. Nunn Ernst Degner Ernst Degner See fewer	The Imitation Game (2014)
Murray Walker Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Formula 1 (1950)
Andrew Fettes Walter Kaaden Walter Kaaden See fewer	Auton 2: Sentinel (1998)
Alan Wai Jimmy Matsumiya Jimmy Matsumiya See fewer	Into the Badlands (2015)
Olaf Degner Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Missile from the East (2021)
Anna Funder Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Tripping Over (2006)
Tommy Robb Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	This Is Your Life (1955)
Hugh Anderson Self - Interviewee (as Hugh Anderson Mbe) Self - Interviewee (as Hugh Anderson Mbe) See fewer	Missile from the East (2021)
Stromhardt Kraft Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Missile from the East (2021)
Gerda Degner Self - Wife of Ernst Degner (archive footage) Self - Wife of Ernst Degner (archive footage) See fewer
Lothar Reese Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Missile from the East (2021)
Norbert Kaaden Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Missile from the East (2021)
Christian Steiner Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Missile from the East (2021)
James Matsumiya Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Missile from the East (2021)
Ernst Degner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Rita Perris Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Missile from the East (2021)