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.

Heino Ferch
Harry Melchior

Nicolette Krebitz
Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz

Sebastian Koch
Matthis Hiller

Alexandra Maria Lara
Lotte Lohmann

Claudia Michelsen
Carola Hiller

Felix Eitner
Fred von Klausnitz

Mehmet Kurtuluş
Vittorio Castanza

Heinrich Schmieder
Theo Lohmann
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January 21, 2001
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director