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The Tunnel (German: Der Tunnel) is a made-for-television German film released in 2001 and loosely based on true events in Berlin following the closing of the East German border in August 1961 and the subsequent construction of the Berlin Wall. Roland Suso Richter directed the film.
Jan 21, 2001 · The Tunnel: Directed by Roland Suso Richter. With Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Sebastian Koch, Alexandra Maria Lara. During the Cold War, Germany was divided into two states - East and West. This epic story tells about their dramatic connections.
- (6.4K)
- Drama, History, Thriller
- Roland Suso Richter
- 2001-01-21
Suddenly, a small tunnel becomes a major engineering undertaking. East German swimmer Harry Melchior (Heino Ferch) escapes to West Berlin in 1961, but is forced to leave his family behind.
- (25)
- Roland Suso Richter
- TV-14
- Heino Ferch
Based on a true story a group of East Berliners escaping to the West. Harry Melchior was a champion East German swimmer at odds with the system under which he has already been imprisoned. On his own escape, he is determined the arrange the escape to the West of his sister and her family.
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.
In 1961 Berlin, as the Wall goes up dividing the city, swimming champ Harry Melchior escapes to East Berlin. Living in West Berlin with friends and fellow escapees, Harry devises a plan to get his sister Lotte and others over to them. His group decides to dig a huge escape tunnel underneath the...
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