The Tunnel
Der Tunnel
2001, Film, 167 min, Drama, History, Thriller, German, Germany, MoviePedia score 71
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.
Directed by Roland Suso Richter
Cast
- Heino Ferch as Harry Melchior
- Nicolette Krebitz as Friederike 'Fritzi' Scholz
- Sebastian Koch as Matthis Hiller
- Alexandra Maria Lara as Charlotte 'Lotte' Lohmann
- Claudia Michelsen as Carola Langensiep
- Felix Eitner as Fred von Klausnitz
- Mehmet Kurtulus as Vittorio 'Vic' Castanza
- Heinrich Schmieder as Theo Lohmann
- Uwe Kockisch as Oberst Krüger
- Karin Baal as Marianne von Krausnitz
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