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Feature film — 2001

The Tunnel (2001)

7.22h 30mDrama — Thriller

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.

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A high-signal pick with 119 votes.

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Director: Roland Suso Richter

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Cast & crew

Heino Ferch as Harry Melchior

Heino Ferch

Harry Melchior

Nicolette Krebitz as Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz

Nicolette Krebitz

Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz

Sebastian Koch as Matthis Hiller

Sebastian Koch

Matthis Hiller

Alexandra Maria Lara as Lotte Lohmann

Alexandra Maria Lara

Lotte Lohmann

Claudia Michelsen as Carola Hiller

Claudia Michelsen

Carola Hiller

Felix Eitner as Fred von Klausnitz

Felix Eitner

Fred von Klausnitz

Mehmet Kurtuluş as Vittorio Castanza

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Vittorio Castanza

Heinrich Schmieder as Theo Lohmann

Heinrich Schmieder

Theo Lohmann

Uwe Kockisch as Oberst Krüger

Uwe Kockisch

Oberst Krüger

Karin Baal as Marianne von Krausnitz

Karin Baal

Marianne von Krausnitz

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Dorothea Moritz

Hermine

Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger as Fotograf Grüner

Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger

Fotograf Grüner

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