The Tunnel

The Tunnel
2001
★★★★☆ 7.1/10
⏱️ 150 min
📅 Released
🌐 DE
DramaThriller
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 Ferch
Harry Melchior
Nicolette Krebitz
Nicolette Krebitz
Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz
Sebastian Koch
Sebastian Koch
Matthis Hiller
Alexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara
Lotte Lohmann
Claudia Michelsen
Claudia Michelsen
Carola Hiller
Felix Eitner
Felix Eitner
Fred von Klausnitz

Crew

Director
Roland Suso Richter
Writer
Johannes W. Betz
Producer
Alicia Remirez, Nico Hofmann, Madeleine Remy

Production

Sat.1, teamWorx

Keywords

berlin, germanyescapeberlin wallgerman democratic republicbordergerman-german borderescape agenteast berlinwest berlintunnel