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Escape from East Berlin
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Escape from East Berlin

1962-10-22 · 96 min · ★ 5.9

Drama · Thriller

East Berlin, shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kurt Schröder and his family dig a tunnel to escape to West Berlin as they struggle to overcome the obstacles blocking their underground path to freedom.

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Directors
Robert Siodmak
Production companies
Hans Albin Filmproduktion, Walter Wood Productions
Countries
United States of America, Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Don MurrayDon MurrayKurt Schröder
Christine KaufmannChristine KaufmannErika Jürgens
Werner KlempererWerner KlempererWalter Brunner
Ingrid van BergenIngrid van BergenIngeborg Schröder
Edith Schultze-WestrumEdith Schultze-WestrumFrau Schröder
Bruno FritzBruno FritzUncle Albert
Maria ToberMarga
Horst JansonHorst JansonGünther Jürgens
Carl SchellCarl SchellMajor Eckhardt
Anita KupschBambi
Helma SeitzFrau Jürgens
Kai FischerKai FischerHeidi Eckhardt
Ronald DehneHelmut Schröder
Alfred BalthoffAlfred BalthoffKlüssendorf
Kurt WaitzmannThomas Jürgens
Arne ElsholtzArne Elsholtz
Waltraut Runze
Bruno W. PantelBruno W. Pantel
Käte Jaenicke
Christian Böttcher

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