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Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin

Escape from East Berlin

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East Berlin, shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kurt Schröder and his family dig a tunnel to escape to West Berlin as they struggle to overcome the obstacles blocking their underground path to freedom.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

22 October 1962

Country

United States of America

Cast

Don Murray

Don Murray

Kurt Schröder

Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Erika Jürgens

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

Walter Brunner

Ingrid van Bergen

Ingrid van Bergen

Ingeborg Schröder

Edith Schultze-Westrum

Edith Schultze-Westrum

Frau Schröder

Bruno Fritz

Bruno Fritz

Uncle Albert

Maria Tober

Maria Tober

Marga

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

Günther Jürgens

Carl Schell

Carl Schell

Major Eckhardt

Anita Kupsch

Anita Kupsch

Bambi

Helma Seitz

Helma Seitz

Frau Jürgens

Kai Fischer

Kai Fischer

Heidi Eckhardt

Ronald Dehne

Ronald Dehne

Helmut Schröder

Alfred Balthoff

Alfred Balthoff

Klüssendorf

Kurt Waitzmann

Kurt Waitzmann

Thomas Jürgens

Arne Elsholtz

Arne Elsholtz

Waltraut Runze

Waltraut Runze

Bruno W. Pantel

Bruno W. Pantel

Käte Jaenicke

Käte Jaenicke

Christian Böttcher

Christian Böttcher

Klaus Dahlen

Klaus Dahlen

Benno Hoffmann

Benno Hoffmann

Georg Richard Wenkhaus

Georg Richard Wenkhaus

Ute Boy

Ute Boy

Hans Waldemar Anders

Hans Waldemar Anders

Claus Eberth

Claus Eberth

Rudolf W. Marnitz

Rudolf W. Marnitz

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