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Escape from East Berlin

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5.9/ 1019621h 36m

DramaThriller

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.

Directed by Robert Siodmak

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Faces behind the story

Don Murray

Don Murray

Kurt Schröder

Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Erika Jürgens

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

Walter Brunner

Ingrid van Bergen

Ingrid van Bergen

Ingeborg Schröder

Edith Schultze-Westrum

Edith Schultze-Westrum

Frau Schröder

Bruno Fritz

Bruno Fritz

Uncle Albert

Maria Tober

Marga

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

Günther Jürgens