Tunnel to Freedom (2021)
Tunnel to Freedom (2021)
A true German story
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.

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Cast

Udo Rau Udo Rau As: Narrator (voice)
Claus Stürmer Claus Stürmer As: Self
Inge Stürmer Inge Stürmer As: Self
Kerstin Stürmer Kerstin Stürmer As: Self
Peter Schmidt Vogel Peter Schmidt Vogel As: Self (archive footage)
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A true German story
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie

Language: Deutsch, English

Release Date: 22 July 2021

Country: DE

Runtime: 95m

Company Credits

Company: Filmperspektive, Addictive Film, SWR, ARTE, Little Big Talents, Bukera Pictures

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Cast

Udo Rau

Udo Rau

Narrator (voice)

Claus Stürmer

Claus Stürmer

Self

Inge Stürmer

Inge Stürmer

Self

Kerstin Stürmer

Kerstin Stürmer

Self

Peter Schmidt Vogel

Peter Schmidt Vogel

Self (archive footage)

Luigi Spina

Luigi Spina

Self (archive footage)

Domenico Sesta

Domenico Sesta

Self (archive footage)

Hasso Herschel

Hasso Herschel

Self

Uli Pfeiffer

Uli Pfeiffer

Self (archive footage)

Anita Herschel

Anita Herschel

Self (archive footage)

Joachim Rudolph

Joachim Rudolph

Self (archive footage)

Franz Baake

Franz Baake

Self (archive footage)

Fritjof Meyer

Fritjof Meyer

Self (archive footage)

Peter Dehmel

Peter Dehmel

Self (archive footage)

Egon Bahr

Egon Bahr

Self (archive footage)

Ellen Sesta

Ellen Sesta

Self (archive footage)

Daniel Schorr

Daniel Schorr

Self (archive footage)

Reuven Frank

Reuven Frank

Self (archive footage)

Eveline Rudolph

Eveline Rudolph

Self (archive footage)

Ekkehardt Schirmer

Ekkehardt Schirmer

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Walter Ulbricht

Walter Ulbricht

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Lothar de Maizière

Lothar de Maizière

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Richard von Weizsäcker

Richard von Weizsäcker

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

Ulf Meyer

Ulf Meyer

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jörg Widmer

Jörg Widmer

Camera Operator

Immo Rentz

Immo Rentz

Camera Operator

Christoph Lerch

Christoph Lerch

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Michele Gentile

Michele Gentile

Art Direction

Other Crew

Georg Zengerling

Georg Zengerling

Post-Production Manager

Simone Reuter

Simone Reuter

Editorial Staff

Gudrun Hanke-El Ghomri

Gudrun Hanke-El Ghomri

Editorial Staff

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