The Tunnel (2001)

  • 12
  • 01/21/2001 (DE)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 2h 30m

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.

Johannes W. Betz

Screenplay

Roland Suso Richter

Director

Cast

Heino Ferch's headshot

Heino Ferch

Harry Melchior
Nicolette Krebitz's headshot

Nicolette Krebitz

Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz
Sebastian Koch's headshot

Sebastian Koch

Matthis Hiller
Alexandra Maria Lara's headshot

Alexandra Maria Lara

Lotte Lohmann
Claudia Michelsen's headshot

Claudia Michelsen

Carola Hiller
Felix Eitner's headshot

Felix Eitner

Fred von Klausnitz
Mehmet Kurtuluş's headshot

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Vittorio Castanza
Heinrich Schmieder's headshot

Heinrich Schmieder

Theo Lohmann

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