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.
Fred von Klausnitz
The original title is "Der Tunnel" (DE).
The runtime is 150 minutes (2h 30m).
The film was directed by Roland Suso Richter.
The screenplay was written by Johannes W. Betz.
The score was composed by Harald Kloser.
Cinematography was handled by Martin Langer.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0251447.
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Der Tunnel
Released
12
Deutsch
Germany
