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The Tunnel

Film20012h 30mReleased

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Director
Roland Suso Richter
Language
German
Released
2001-01-21
Runtime
2h 30m

Community score

7.2118 votes on TMDB

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Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.6

The story

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.

Cast

  • Heino Ferch
    Heino FerchHarry Melchior
  • Nicolette Krebitz
    Nicolette KrebitzFriederike " Fritzi " Scholz
  • Sebastian Koch
    Sebastian KochMatthis Hiller
  • Alexandra Maria Lara
    Alexandra Maria LaraLotte Lohmann
  • Claudia Michelsen
    Claudia MichelsenCarola Hiller
  • Felix Eitner
    Felix EitnerFred von Klausnitz
  • Mehmet Kurtuluş
    Mehmet KurtuluşVittorio Castanza
  • Heinrich Schmieder
    Heinrich SchmiederTheo Lohmann
  • Uwe Kockisch
    Uwe KockischOberst Krüger
  • Karin Baal
    Karin BaalMarianne von Krausnitz