Tunnel to Freedom

"A true German story"

2021 1h 35m DE

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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13 August 1961: the GDR closes the sector borders in Berlin. The city is divided overnight. Escape to the West becomes more dangerous every day. But on September 14, 1962, exactly one year, one month and one day after the Wall was built, a group of 29 people from the GDR managed to escape spectacularly through a 135-meter tunnel to the West. For more than 4 months, students from West Berlin, including 2 Italians, dug this tunnel. When the tunnel builders ran out of money after only a few meters of digging, they came up with the idea of marketing the escape tunnel. They sell the film rights to the story exclusively to NBC, an American television station.

“A true German story”

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Cast

Udo Rau
Narrator (voice)
Claus Stürmer
Self
Inge Stürmer
Self
Kerstin Stürmer
Self
Hasso Herschel
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marcus Vetter
Languages: German, English
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Renate Nebe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Udo Rau and Claus Stürmer and Inge Stürmer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A true German story".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15094584 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Marcus Vetter directs. Renate Nebe cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Renate Nebe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Udo Rau and Claus Stürmer and Inge Stürmer carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A true German story".
7IMDB entry: tt15094584 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "berlin, germany", "berlin wall", "cold war", "german-german border".