The Tunnel (2001)

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. berlin, germany, escape, berlin wall, german democratic republic, border, german-german border, escape agent, east berlin, west berlin, tunnel

Released: Jan 21, 2001

Runtime: 150 minutes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Stars: Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Sebastian Koch, Alexandra Maria Lara, Claudia Michelsen, Felix Eitner, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Heinrich Schmieder, Uwe Kockisch, Karin Baal, Dorothea Moritz