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.

2h 30m2001TMDb 7.2

German

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

teamWorx

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Info

Original title: Der Tunnel
Status: Released
Released: 21 January 2001
Runtime: 2h 30m
TMDB score: 7.2 / 10 (119 votes)

Production

Director: Roland Suso Richter
Writers: Johannes W. Betz
Studios: Sat.1, teamWorx
Countries: Germany

Languages

Original: German
Spoken: German