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Escape from East Berlin

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Escape from East Berlin

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5.9

1h 36m

1962

“It's happening as you read this!”

Synopsis

East Berlin, shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kurt Schröder and his family dig a tunnel to escape to West Berlin as they struggle to overcome the obstacles blocking their underground path to freedom.

Director

Robert Siodmak

Trailer

DramaThriller

berlin, germanyberlin wallcold wareast berlinwest berlinfamily relationshipstunnel construction1960s

Cast & Crew

Don Murray

Don Murray

as Kurt Schröder

Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

as Erika Jürgens

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

as Walter Brunner

Ingrid van Bergen

Ingrid van Bergen

as Ingeborg Schröder

Edith Schultze-Westrum

Edith Schultze-Westrum

as Frau Schröder

Bruno Fritz

Bruno Fritz

as Uncle Albert

Maria Tober

as Marga

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

as Günther Jürgens

Carl Schell

Carl Schell

as Major Eckhardt

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