The Tunnel
Jan 21 2001
•3h 30m
•Drama, Thriller
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.
Cast
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Heino Ferch
Harry Melchior
Nicolette Krebitz
Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz
Sebastian Koch
Matthis Hiller
Alexandra Maria Lara
Lotte Lohmann
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