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Crossing the Line

Crossing the Line

2006

7.2

Categories:

  • Documentary

Overview:

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.

Daniel Gordon

Director

Cast:

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  • James Dresnok

    James Dresnok

    Himself
  • Charles Robert Jenkins

    Charles Robert Jenkins

    Himself
  • Christian Slater

    Christian Slater

    Narrator
  • Bruce Cumings

    Bruce Cumings

    Self
  • Kim Il-sung

    Kim Il-sung

    Self (archive footage)