Flight from Vienna

Flight from Vienna

1956 · 58 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

A Hungarian Secret Service official attempts to defect the country and earn political asylum in the West.

Directed by Denis Kavanagh · Written by Denis Kavanagh

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