The Tunnel
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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Cast
19 people
Heino Ferch
Harry Melchior
Known for
Downfall
Napoleon
Nicolette Krebitz
Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz
Known for
A Stork's Journey
Windstorm 3
Sebastian Koch
Matthis Hiller
Known for
A Good Day to Die Hard
The Lives of Others
Alexandra Maria Lara
Lotte Lohmann
Known for
Downfall
Rush
Claudia Michelsen
Carola Hiller
Known for
Berlin Station
Beat
Felix Eitner
Fred von Klausnitz
Known for
13 Minutes
The Castle
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Vittorio Castanza
Known for
Into the Night
The Protector
Heinrich Schmieder
Theo Lohmann
Known for
Extreme Ops
Uwe Kockisch
Oberst Krüger
Known for
Ruby Red
Karin Baal
Marianne von Krausnitz
Known for
What Have You Done to Solange?
Lola
Dorothea Moritz
Hermine
Also in
Alpine Fire
All in Order
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger
Fotograf Grüner
Known for
Mostly Martha
Roland Suso Richter Director · Johannes W. Betz Screenplay Harald Kloser Composer
First release January 21, 2001 · Produced in Germany · Production teamWorx, teamWorx Produktion für Kino und Fernsehen GmbH
Production
Sat.1
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teamWorx
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teamWorx Produktion für Kino und Fernsehen GmbH
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Der Tunnel
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 21, 2001
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
February 12, 2004 · TV · RTL 5
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