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Feature film — 2006

Crossing the Line (2006)

7.51h 34mDocumentary

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.

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A high-signal pick with 22 votes.

Dongoong Arts Center / VeryMuchSo Productions

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Director: Daniel Gordon

On screen

Cast & crew

J

James Dresnok

Himself

C

Charles Robert Jenkins

Himself

Christian Slater as Narrator

Christian Slater

Narrator

B

Bruce Cumings

Self

Kim Il-sung as Self (archive footage)

Kim Il-sung

Self (archive footage)

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