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Feature film — 1962

Escape from East Berlin (1962)

5.91h 36mDrama — Thriller

East Berlin, shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kurt Schröder and his family dig a tunnel to escape to West Berlin as they struggle to overcome the obstacles blocking their underground path to freedom.

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A high-signal pick with 18 votes.

Hans Albin Filmproduktion / Walter Wood Productions

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Director: Robert Siodmak

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Cast & crew

Don Murray as Kurt Schröder

Don Murray

Kurt Schröder

Christine Kaufmann as Erika Jürgens

Christine Kaufmann

Erika Jürgens

Werner Klemperer as Walter Brunner

Werner Klemperer

Walter Brunner

Ingrid van Bergen as Ingeborg Schröder

Ingrid van Bergen

Ingeborg Schröder

Edith Schultze-Westrum as Frau Schröder

Edith Schultze-Westrum

Frau Schröder

Bruno Fritz as Uncle Albert

Bruno Fritz

Uncle Albert

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Maria Tober

Marga

Horst Janson as Günther Jürgens

Horst Janson

Günther Jürgens

Carl Schell as Major Eckhardt

Carl Schell

Major Eckhardt

A

Anita Kupsch

Bambi

H

Helma Seitz

Frau Jürgens

Kai Fischer as Heidi Eckhardt

Kai Fischer

Heidi Eckhardt

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