CROSSING THE LINE - DVD-2006-DOCUMENTARY

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• Release Year: 1990
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Sports
• Plot: In 1962, a U.S. soldier sent to guard the peace in South Korea deserted his unit, walked across the most heavily fortified area on earth and defected to the Cold War enemy, the communist state of North Korea. He became a star of the North Korean propaganda machine, but then disappeared from the face of the earth. Now, after 45 years, the story of James Dresnok, the last American defector in North Korea, is being told for the first time. Crossing the Line follows Dresnok as he recalls his childhood, desertion, and life in the DPRK.
• Cast: Kenny Ireland, Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley, Billy Connolly, John Beattie, Amanda Walker, George Rossi, Ian Bannen, Pat Roach, Andrew Meaden, Ashleigh Thomas, Joseph Greig, Sean Scanlan, Peter Mullan, James Copeland, Macarena Domenguez, Ken Drury, Maurice Roëves, Ralph Riach, Michael Marra, Phil McCall, Tom Watson, Hugh Grant, Julie Graham, Juliet Cadzow, Carol Ann Muir, Subash Singh Pall, Jonathan Hackett, Jack Shepherd, Rab Affleck, Douglas Henshall, Pauline Montgomerie, David Leland, Don MacPherson, William McIlvanney
• Director: David Leland
• Runtime: 1:56
• Company: Palace Pictures, Miramax Films, British Satellite Broadcasting, British Screen, British STV Film Enterprises
• Media Format: movie