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The Tunnel

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2001-01-21

Runtime: 150 mins

Director: Roland Suso Richter

Spoken language: Deutsch

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Original title: The Tunnel

Production Companies: Sat.1, teamWorx

Production Countries: Germany

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