The Tunnel

The Tunnel (2001)

Drama, Thriller2 hours and 30 minutes
71%
User score
Description

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

Actors

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
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Vittorio Castanza
Heinrich Schmieder
Heinrich Schmieder
Theo Lohmann
Uwe Kockisch
Uwe Kockisch
Oberst Krüger
Karin Baal
Karin Baal
Marianne von Krausnitz
Dorothea Moritz
Dorothea Moritz
Hermine
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger
Fotograf Grüner
Florian Panzner
Florian Panzner
Heiner
Sarah Kubel
Sarah Kubel
Ina Lohmann
Ruth Glöss
Ruth Glöss
Mutter Fritzi
Wilfried Hochholdinger
Wilfried Hochholdinger
Bellofs
Christine Harbort
Christine Harbort
Frau Meckel
Wilhelm Manske
Wilhelm Manske
Kaderführer
Hans Nitschke
Hans Nitschke
Trainer Harry
Status

Released

Original language

German

Budget

—

Revenue

—

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