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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Release Date:
21 Jan 2001
Language:
German
Director:
Roland Suso Richter
Writer:
Johannes W. Betz
Main Actors:
Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Sebastian Koch, Alexandra Maria Lara
Plot:
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. ...
Awards:
11 wins & 2 nominations.
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