The Tunnel
– Inspired by true events, Olympic swimmer Harry Melchior defects from East Germany in the 1960s and h..
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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21 Jan 2001
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German
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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. ...
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11 wins & 2 nominations.
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