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Tunnel to Freedom (2021)

Original title: Tunnel der Freiheit

2021-07-22 · 1h 35m · DE
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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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Marcus VetterDirector

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Udo RauUdo RauNarrator (voice)Claus StürmerClaus StürmerSelfInge StürmerInge StürmerSelfKerstin StürmerKerstin StürmerSelfPeter Schmidt VogelPeter Schmidt VogelSelf (archive footage)Luigi SpinaLuigi SpinaSelf (archive footage)Domenico SestaDomenico SestaSelf (archive footage)Hasso HerschelHasso HerschelSelfUli PfeifferUli PfeifferSelf (archive footage)Anita HerschelAnita HerschelSelf (archive footage)Joachim RudolphJoachim RudolphSelf (archive footage)Franz BaakeFranz BaakeSelf (archive footage)

Keywords

1960sCold warBerlin, germanyBerlin wallEast berlinGerman-german borderTelevision journalistSecret tunnel

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Genre affinityTv Movie · History · DocumentaryTheme affinity1960s · Cold War · Berlin GermanyEmotional intensityCold WarDirector preference997474Actor preference75258 · 88379 · 975099Country preferenceDe

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Frequently asked questions about Tunnel to Freedom

What is Tunnel to Freedom about?

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.

How long is Tunnel to Freedom?

Tunnel to Freedom has a runtime of 95 minutes.