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Berlin Tunnel 21

  • TV Movie
  • 1981
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Richard Thomas in Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
Political DramaDramaThriller

In Berlin in 1961, an American soldier and a German engineer join forces to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in order to smuggle out refugees, including the soldier's East German girlfri... Read allIn Berlin in 1961, an American soldier and a German engineer join forces to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in order to smuggle out refugees, including the soldier's East German girlfriend.In Berlin in 1961, an American soldier and a German engineer join forces to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in order to smuggle out refugees, including the soldier's East German girlfriend.

  • Director
    • Richard Michaels
  • Writers
    • John Gay
    • Donald Lindquist
  • Stars
    • Richard Thomas
    • Horst Buchholz
    • José Ferrer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    359
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Michaels
    • Writers
      • John Gay
      • Donald Lindquist
    • Stars
      • Richard Thomas
      • Horst Buchholz
      • José Ferrer
    • 7User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Richard Thomas
    Richard Thomas
    • Lieutenant Sandy Mueller
    Horst Buchholz
    Horst Buchholz
    • Emerich Weber
    • (as Horst Bucholz)
    José Ferrer
    José Ferrer
    • Komanski
    • (as Jose Ferrer)
    Jacques Breuer
    Jacques Breuer
    • Joachim
    • (as Jaques Breuer)
    Kenneth Griffith
    Kenneth Griffith
    • Bruno
    Nicholas Farrell
    Nicholas Farrell
    • Georg
    • (as Nicolas Farrell)
    Ute Christensen
    Ute Christensen
    • Ilse
    Robert Freitag
    Robert Freitag
    • Dr. Lentz
    Eva Ingeborg Scholz
    Eva Ingeborg Scholz
    • Frau Lentz
    Wolfgang Jörg
    • Konrad Moss
    • (as Wolfgang Jorg)
    Pasqual Breuer
    • Wolf Lentz
    Katharina Seyferth
    • Greta Dohr
    • (as Katharina Seyfert)
    Heinz Weiss
    • Herr Heppner
    Dorothea Moritz
    • Frau Heppner
    Carl Duering
    Carl Duering
    • Klaus Schoenemann
    • (as Carl Fox Duering)
    Walter Tschernich
    • Herr Dohr
    Günther Maria Halmer
    Günther Maria Halmer
    • Herr Klemnitz
    • (as Guenter Maria Halmer)
    Hans Madin
    • Herr Weber
    • Director
      • Richard Michaels
    • Writers
      • John Gay
      • Donald Lindquist
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      The Berlin Wall came down in 1989.

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    This TV movie reminds me much Robert Siodmak's ESCAPE FROM EAST BERLIN, back in 1963, starring Don Murray. I guess there were many escape tries from behind the Wall. This one is a tremendous piece of work, very tense and exciting. and I am still amazed that Horest Buchholz is here at nearly fifty years old; he actually looks like a young man...Yes, this feature is far better than most of the big pictures movies. Players are so good, the characters so powerful too.

    I don't know if this was aired in France. Maybe, it is possible. Anyway, that's a pretty good picture made for TV. I highly recommend it. I don't know if there were other films about tunnels drilled Under the Iron Curtain made before or after this one.
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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tunneln
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Cypress Point Productions
      • Filmways Pictures
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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