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The Tunnel

2001 · 150 min · Director: Roland Suso Richter ★ IMDb 7.7 · 6,601 ratings

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Based on a true story a group of East Berliners escaping to the West. Harry Melchior was a champion East German swimmer at odds with the system under which he has already been imprisoned. On his own escape, he is determined the arrange the escape to the West of his sister and her family. The idea of the tunnel is born, but the project does not run smoothly. The participants struggle not only with the massive logistics of their task, but betrayal from friends in the East. And always the East German police are close to discovering the plot.

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The Tunnel (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 30%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Inspiration. Genres: Thriller, Drama, History. AI estimate.

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Cast

Heino Ferch

Harry Melchior

Alexandra Maria Lara

Lotte Lohmann

CM
Claudia Michelsen

Carola Hiller

FE
Felix Eitner

Fred von Klausnitz

MK
Mehmet Kurtuluş

Vittorio Castanza

HS
Heinrich Schmieder

Theo Lohmann

UK
Uwe Kockisch

Oberst Krüger

KB
Karin Baal

Marianne von Krausnitz

DM
Dorothea Moritz

Hermine

WS
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger

Fotograf Grüner

FP
Florian Panzner

Heiner

SK
Sarah Kubel

Ina Lohmann

RG
Ruth Glöss

Mutter Fritzi

WH
Wilfried Hochholdinger

Bellofs

CH
Christine Harbort

Frau Meckel

WM
Wilhelm Manske

Kaderführer

HN
Hans Nitschke

Trainer Harry

Details

Directed by
Roland Suso Richter
Written by
Johannes W. Betz
Type
Movies
Released
2001
Runtime
150 min
Country
Germany
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 6,601 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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