2001
7.1 (99 votes)
2h 30m
Genres
Drama
Thriller
Production Companies
Sat.1
teamWorx
teamWorx
The Tunnel (Der Tunnel)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Roland Suso Richter
Screenplay: Johannes W. Betz
Producer: Nico Hofmann, Ariane Krampe
Director of Photography: Martin Langer
Top Cast
Heino Ferch
Harry Melchior
Nicolette Krebitz
Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz
Sebastian Koch
Matthis Hiller
Alexandra Maria Lara
Lotte Lohmann
Claudia Michelsen
Carola Hiller
Felix Eitner
Fred von Klausnitz
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Vittorio Castanza
Heinrich Schmieder
Theo Lohmann
