Tunnel, The
Home Vision (2001)
Horror, Mystery, Short
In Collection
#13317
0*
Seen ItYes
037429210529
IMDB   7.8
2 hr 47 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Heino Ferch Harry Melchior
Alexandra Maria Lara Lotte Lohamann
Nicolette Krebitz Friederike Scholz
Sebastian Koch Matthis Hiller
Casey Wickson Paul
Lloyd Kaufman Deacon
Mark Borchardt Lincoln
Patricia Campbell Renee
Jerry Don Clark Lyle
Eric Fleming Sean
Masuimi Max Dream Girl
Anthony Calianno The Paper Boy
Tamarah Murley The Business Woman
Thaddeus Matula The Waiter
Claudia Michelsen Carola Hiller
Karin Baal Marianne von Krausnitz
Felix Eitner Fred von Klausnitz
Mehmet Kurtulus Vic
Heinrich Schmieder Theo Lohmann
Uwe Kockisch Oberst Krüger
Florian Panzner Heiner
Dorothea Moritz Hermine
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger Fotograf Grüner
Sarah Kubel Ina Lohmann
Ruth Glöß Mutter Fritzi
Director
Ramzi Abed
Roland Suso Richter
Producer Nico Hoffman
Ariane Krampe
Ramzi Abed
Eric Fleming
Nico Hofmann
Writer Johannes W. Betz
Ramzi Abed
Casey Wickson

Berlin, 1961. The true story of a fight for freedom.

Inch by harrowing inch, The Tunnel tells the incredible true story of a massive underground escape attempt from East to West Berlin. Anti-communist East German swimming champion Harry Melchior (Heino Ferch) narrowly escapes the Communist regime just after the Berlin Wall is completed, and is determined to rescue his beloved sister, whom he was forced to leave behind. This international award-winning drama is a gripping and suspenseful thriller in the heroic tradition of The Great Escape.
Edition Details
Distributor Homevision
Release Date 10/4/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks GERMAN: Dolby Digital 5.1
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Making-Of Featurette (25 minutes)
Theatrical Trailer
Liner Notes by film critic Maitland McDonagh (TVguide.com)