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The Tunnel is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Roland Suso Richter released in USA on 29 april 2005 with Heino Ferch
The Tunnel (2001)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 29 april 2005
Length 2h30
Directed by Roland Suso Richter
OriginGerman
Themes Political films
Rating76%
Der Tunnel is a made-for-television German film released in 2001 and loosely based on true events in Berlin following
the closing of the East German border in August 1961 and the subsequent construction of the Berlin Wall. Roland Suso Richter directed the film. The theatrical release is 20 minutes shorter than the original television version. The subtitled English version was not available until 2005.
Synopsis
The central character of the film is Harry Melchior, played by Heino Ferch and based on the real tunneler, Hasso Herschel. Despite being imprisoned for several years for his role in the June 1953 uprising in East Germany, Melchior competes for and wins the national swimming championship in 1961. With the aid of a false passport and disguise, Harry succeeds in fleeing to West Berlin. His best friend, Matthis (played by Sebastian Koch) manages to escape through the underground sewer, but Matthis's pregnant wife Carola (played by Claudia Michelsen) was not so lucky and remained in East Berlin.Actors
Heino Ferch
(Harry Melchior)
Nicolette Krebitz
(Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz)
Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina
(Lotte Lohmann)
Sebastien Koch
(Matthis Hiller)
Claudia Michelsen
(Carola Hiller)
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