The Tunnel

2001

2h 30m

7.1

7.1/10

111 votes • View on IMDb

Overview

Inspired by true events, Olympic swimmer Harry Melchior defects from East Germany in the 1960s and hatches a daring plot to help his sister and others flee East Berlin through a 145-yard underground tunnel.

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Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies

Sat.1 teamWorx

Production Countries

Germany

Spoken Languages

German

Keywords

berlin, germany escape berlin wall german democratic republic border german-german border escape agent east berlin west berlin tunnel

Quick Facts

Original Title	Der Tunnel
Release Date	January 21, 2001
Status	Released
Language	DE
IMDb ID	tt0251447

Cast

Heino Ferch

Harry Melchior

Nicolette Krebitz

Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz

Sebastian Koch

Matthis Hiller

Alexandra Maria Lara

Lotte Lohmann

Claudia Michelsen

Carola Hiller

Felix Eitner

Fred von Klausnitz

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Vittorio Castanza

Heinrich Schmieder

Theo Lohmann

Uwe Kockisch

Oberst Krüger

Karin Baal

Marianne von Krausnitz

Dorothea Moritz

Hermine

Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger

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Key Crew

Roland Suso Richter

Director

Johannes W. Betz

Screenplay

Nico Hofmann

Producer

Ariane Krampe