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Escape from East Berlin is a 1962 American-West German thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann and Werner Klemperer. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels and Ted Haworth.
Escape from East Berlin: Directed by Robert Siodmak. With Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann, Werner Klemperer, Ingrid van Bergen. In 1962, a group of East Berliners escapes to West Berlin through a tunnel dug from the basement of a house located near the Berlin Wall.
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- Drama, History, Thriller
- Robert Siodmak
- 1962-11
Nov 8, 2019 · Learn about the creative and daring ways East Germans tried to flee to West Berlin from 1961 to 1989. See photos of border crossings, tunnels, tanks, trains and more.
Kurt Schroeder, a young chauffeur for an East German major, watches in horror as Gunther Jurgens, his closest friend, is shot down while trying to crash through the Berlin Wall in a truck. When Gunther's sister Erika also fails in an attempt to escape, Kurt rescues her and hides her in his house.
- Robert Siodmak, Walter Boos
- Don Murray
In January of 1962, 29 East Berliners escaped to West Berlin via a tunnel they had dug beneath the Berlin Wall, led by Erwin Becker, a chauffeur in the car pool of the East Germany Parliament, who served as technical adviser on this film.
After East Berlin chauffer Kurt Schroder (Don Murray) decides to escape to West Germany, he begins a plan to dig a tunnel under the Berlin Wall.
- Mystery & Thriller
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A novel about two families divided by the Berlin Wall and their attempts to escape to the West. Read the review by Linda Harris Sittig, who praises the well-written plot, characters and dialogue.
