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The Tunnel
The Tunnel

The Tunnel

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

150 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

21 January 2001

Country

Germany

Cast

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

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