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Crossing the Line

7.520061h 34mMovieDocumentary

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…

DirectorDaniel Gordon

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Cast · Directed by Daniel Gordon

JD
James Dresnok
Himself
CJ
Charles Robert Jenkins
Himself
CSChristian Slater
Christian Slater
Narrator
BC
Bruce Cumings
Self
KIKim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung
Self (archive footage)

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