The Tunnel

– Inspired by true events, Olympic swimmer Harry Melchior defects from East Germany in the 1960s and h..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
Original Name:
Der Tunnel
The Tunnel (2001) - Also known as Der Tunnel

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.

The Tunnel (2001) - Trailer

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.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
Metacritic:
72%