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Alexandra Maria Lara, Claudia Michelsen, Felix Eitner

Based on a true story a group of East Berliners escaping to the West. Harry Melchior was a champion East German swimmer at odds with the system under which he has already been imprisoned. On his own e...( read more  read more... )scape, he is determined the arrange the escape to the West of his sister and her family. The idea of the tunnel is born, but the project does not run smoothly. The participants struggle not only with the massive logistics of their task, but betrayal from friends in the East. And always the East German police are close to discovering the plot.

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Unrated, 3 hrs. 30 min.

Directed by: Roland Suso Richter

Release Date: January 1, 2001

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DVD Release Date: October 4, 2005

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  • clooneyfan
    November 28, 2008
    clooneyfan
    This foreign film was quite a thriller. Extra points because it was a true story.
  • mvieaddict
    October 31, 2009
    mvieaddict
    Based on a true story Der Tunnel was the story of a champion swimmer Harry who managed to escape from East Berlin to the West. Some of his friends made it also but some of their families are left behind. I was aware of the history of German situation after the WWII, when Berlin w...( read more)as separated in two through a wall. But this movie showed the real life stories of the people in the DDR, what they had to endure and their urge to escape to West Germany. In the beginning it showed more about making of the tunnel but even so it maintained the tension for almost three hours.The cast was well chosen and the acting was excellent. A heartbreaking story that will have you on the edge of your seat. Worth watching. I highly recommend this movie. Don't miss it.
  • jackamaku
    February 23, 2009
    jackamaku
    Based on a true story about a group of Germans who hatch a plan to tunnel under the Berlin Wall to free friends and relatives trapped on the East side. I realized as I was watching this that although I had seen films about East Berlin, I hadn't really seen anything about the Wal...( read more)l itself being built, and what life was like during that transitional period in Berlin. A fascinating story, although a few plot points make you wonder whether "artistic license" trumped true events. The director uses old fashioned, no-frills film making, and the almost 3 hour running time means character development doesn't get tossed aside for plot and suspense. And speaking of suspense, it was nice to watch a historical story that I didn't already know the outcome.
  • stratjas9
    March 13, 2007
    stratjas9
    Great gripping exciting Berlin Wall story!
  • jp992751
    August 31, 2009
    jp992751
    A very good and emotional story.
  • Topsie11
    August 11, 2009
    Topsie11
    scary film its not because its a horror film its scares me if that same situation happens now .. imagine youre being divided by the wall and you need to save your family on the other end.. huhu really mixed emotions.. it is Based on a true story about a group of Germans who hatch...( read more) a plan to tunnel under the Berlin Wall..love to watch a historical story really feels like i was reborn by that time =D
  • SuperVision
    June 26, 2009
    SuperVision
    Dogged and emotionally committed, like its heroes. recommended.
  • bluemoon81
    May 11, 2009
    bluemoon81
    A piece of German history. Very touching.
  • BCT8LT
    November 28, 2008
    BCT8LT
    One of the few foreign films that kept my attention the entire time.
  • thunaphish
    June 27, 2008
    thunaphish
    I have to say its my new fav. movie the only thing i didn't like was the tree hour run time

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September 2, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

It's a gripping great-escape yarn of the sort we don't see much anymore. full review

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