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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Cast
27 people
Don Murray
Kurt Schröder
Known for
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Twin Peaks
Christine Kaufmann
Erika Jürgens
Known for
World on a Wire
Bagdad Cafe
Werner Klemperer
Walter Brunner
Known for
Hogan's Heroes
Judgment at Nuremberg
Ingrid van Bergen
Ingeborg Schröder
Known for
The Counterfeit Traitor
A2 Racer
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Frau Schröder
Known for
Fear
The Bridge
Bruno Fritz
Uncle Albert
Also in
Forbidden Paradise
Der eiserne Gustav
Maria Tober
Marga
No other roles listed
Horst Janson
Günther Jürgens
Known for
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
The Privilege
Carl Schell
Major Eckhardt
Known for
The Blue Max
Anita Kupsch
Bambi
Also in
Praxis Bülowbogen
Ravioli
Helma Seitz
Frau Jürgens
Also in
The Commissioner
Nesthäkchen
Kai Fischer
Heidi Eckhardt
Known for
The Serpent's Egg
Robert Siodmak Director · Gabrielle Upton Writer Peter Berneis Writer
United States release November 1, 1962 · Produced in United States, Germany · Production Walter Wood Productions
Production
Hans Albin Filmproduktion
Production
Walter Wood Productions
Production
United States · Germany
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · October 22, 1962
Theatrical · Berlin
United States · November 1, 1962
Theatrical
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