The Tunnel (2001)

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Inspired by true events, Olympic swimmer Harry Melchior defects from East Germany in the 1960s and hatches a daring plot to help his sister and others flee East Berlin through a 145-yard underground tunnel.

• Released: 2001-01-21
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 119 votes

Directed by Roland Suso Richter.

Top cast

• Heino Ferch as Harry Melchior
• Nicolette Krebitz as Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz
• Sebastian Koch as Matthis Hiller
• Alexandra Maria Lara as Lotte Lohmann
• Claudia Michelsen as Carola Hiller
• Felix Eitner as Fred von Klausnitz
• Mehmet Kurtuluş as Vittorio Castanza
• Heinrich Schmieder as Theo Lohmann
• Uwe Kockisch as Oberst Krüger
• Karin Baal as Marianne von Krausnitz

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Tunnel

• Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand

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• Run Lola Run (1998)
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• Retribution (2023)
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