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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date2001-01-21
Languagede
Runtime2h 30m
Production

Sat.1, teamWorx

7.2(118)
•2001•2h 30m

The Tunnel

DramaThriller

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.

Writing & Screenplay
Johannes W. Betz
Cinematography
Martin Langer

Principal Cast

19 credited
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

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