Crossing the Line

10/16/2006

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1hr 34min

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Documentary

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • James Dresnok
  • Charles Robert Jenkins
  • Christian Slater
  • Bruce Cumings
  • Kim Il-sung

    Director

  • Daniel Gordon

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Dongoong Arts Center
  • VeryMuchSo Productions

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Korean

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