The Tunnel (Der Tunnel)

Is The Tunnel (Der Tunnel) right for your family?

Movie 2001 150 min

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.

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The story involves a daring escape from East Germany during the Cold War.

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