The Tunnel

Name: The Tunnel
Director: Roland Suso Richter
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2001-01-21
Duration: 150 min
Cast: Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Sebastian Koch, Alexandra Maria Lara, Claudia Michelsen

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2001 · 150 min · Drama · Thriller · TMDB 7.2/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Roland Suso Richter

Cast

Heino Ferch — Harry Melchior
Nicolette Krebitz — Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz
Sebastian Koch — Matthis Hiller
Alexandra Maria Lara — Lotte Lohmann
Claudia Michelsen — Carola Hiller