The Tunnel

The Tunnel

150 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 21, 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.

The Tunnel

150 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 21, 2001

The 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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers teamWorx, Sat.1
Original title Der Tunnel
Directors Roland Suso Richter
Writers Johannes W. Betz

Cast

Heino Ferch

as Harry Melchior

Nicolette Krebitz

as Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz

Sebastian Koch

as Matthis Hiller

Alexandra Maria Lara

as Lotte Lohmann

Claudia Michelsen

as Carola Hiller

Felix Eitner

as Fred von Klausnitz

Mehmet Kurtuluş

as Vittorio Castanza

Heinrich Schmieder

as Theo Lohmann

Uwe Kockisch

as Oberst Krüger

Karin Baal

as Marianne von Krausnitz

Dorothea Moritz

as Hermine

Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger

as Fotograf Grüner

Florian Panzner

as Heiner

Sarah Kubel

as Ina Lohmann

Ruth Glöss

as Mutter Fritzi

Christine Harbort

as Frau Meckel

Wilhelm Manske

as Kaderführer

Hans Nitschke

as Trainer Harry