The read
It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic72/100
118 audience votes
Key crew
- Roland Suso RichterDirector
- Johannes W. BetzScreenplay
- Harald KloserOriginal Music Composer
- Thomas WanderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Heino FerchHarry Melchior
- Nicolette KrebitzFriederike " Fritzi " Scholz
- Sebastian KochMatthis Hiller
- Alexandra Maria LaraLotte Lohmann
- Claudia MichelsenCarola Hiller
- Felix EitnerFred von Klausnitz
- Mehmet KurtuluşVittorio Castanza
- Heinrich SchmiederTheo Lohmann
- Uwe KockischOberst Krüger
- Karin BaalMarianne von Krausnitz
- Dorothea MoritzHermine
- Wolf-Dietrich SprengerFotograf Grüner
Stills
Themes
berlin, germanyescapeberlin wallgerman democratic republicbordergerman-german borderescape agenteast berlinwest berlintunnel