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Berlin Tunnel 21
Berlin Tunnel 21

Berlin Tunnel 21

Five determined men attempt a daring rescue under the Berlin Wall.

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DramaTV Movie

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In Berlin in 1961, an American soldier and a German engineer join forces to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in order to smuggle out refugees, including the soldier's East German girlfriend.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

142 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

25 March 1981

Country

Germany

Cast

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Sandy Mueller

Horst Buchholz

Horst Buchholz

Emerich Weber

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Martin Komansky

Ute Christensen

Ute Christensen

Ilse Morrell

Jacques Breuer

Jacques Breuer

Joachim Lentz

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Georg Heptner

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Bruno Balderbach

Robert Freitag

Robert Freitag

Dr. Lentz

Gerald W. Abrams

Gerald W. Abrams

Phil

Ilse Bahrs

Ilse Bahrs

Butcher Customer

Pasqual Breuer

Pasqual Breuer

Wolf Lentz

Carl Duering

Carl Duering

Klaus Schoenemann

Josef Ernst

Josef Ernst

German Border Guard

Klaus Götte

Klaus Götte

Intelligence Officer

Günther Maria Halmer

Günther Maria Halmer

Herr Klemnitz

Irene Jarosch

Irene Jarosch

Woman in Crowd

Wolfgang Jörg

Wolfgang Jörg

Konrad Moss

Charlotte Kerr

Charlotte Kerr

Marta Kurzman

Hans Madin

Hans Madin

Herr Weber

Joachim Mock

Joachim Mock

Workman

Dorothea Moritz

Dorothea Moritz

Frau Heptner

Peter Neusser

Peter Neusser

Lt. Geller

Uwe Paulsen

Uwe Paulsen

Karl

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Frau Lentz

Jochen Schroeder

Jochen Schroeder

Vopo

Katharina Seyferth

Katharina Seyferth

Greta Dohr

Walter Tschernich

Walter Tschernich

Herr Dohr

Heinz Weiss

Heinz Weiss

Herr Heptner

Georg Richard Wenkhaus

Georg Richard Wenkhaus

Vogel Chief Officer

Inge Wolfberg

Inge Wolfberg

Greta's Friend

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