Watch The Tunnel (2001) Official Trailer
7.2 / 10 IMDb January 21, 2001 2h 30m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 30m
Release Date
January 21, 2001
Genre
Drama, Thriller
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Germany
Cast
Heino Ferch
as Harry Melchior
Nicolette Krebitz
as Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz
Sebastian Koch
as Matthis Hiller
Alexandra Maria Lara
as Lotte Lohmann
Claudia Michelsen
as Carola Hiller
Felix Eitner
as Fred von Klausnitz
Mehmet Kurtuluş
as Vittorio Castanza
Heinrich Schmieder
as Theo Lohmann
Uwe Kockisch
as Oberst Krüger
Karin Baal
as Marianne von Krausnitz
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Dorothea Moritz
as Hermine
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger
as Fotograf Grüner
Florian Panzner
as Heiner
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Sarah Kubel
as Ina Lohmann
No photo
Ruth Glöss
as Mutter Fritzi
Wilfried Hochholdinger
as Bellofs
Christine Harbort
as Frau Meckel
No photo
Wilhelm Manske
as Kaderführer
No photo
Hans Nitschke
as Trainer Harry
Production Companies
Sat.1teamWorx
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