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Berlin Tunnel 21
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Berlin Tunnel 21

1981-03-25 · 141 min · ★ 6.7

Drama · Thriller · TV Movie

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.

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Directors
Richard Michaels
Production companies
Cypress Point Productions, Filmways Television
Countries
Germany, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Richard ThomasRichard ThomasSandy Mueller
Horst BuchholzHorst BuchholzEmerich Weber
José FerrerJosé FerrerMartin Komansky
Ute ChristensenUte ChristensenIlse Morrell
Jacques BreuerJacques BreuerJoachim Lentz
Nicholas FarrellNicholas FarrellGeorg Heptner
Kenneth GriffithKenneth GriffithBruno Balderbach
Robert FreitagRobert FreitagDr. Lentz
Gerald W. AbramsGerald W. AbramsPhil
Ilse BahrsButcher Customer
Pasqual BreuerWolf Lentz
Carl DueringCarl DueringKlaus Schoenemann
Josef ErnstGerman Border Guard
Klaus GötteIntelligence Officer
Günther Maria HalmerGünther Maria HalmerHerr Klemnitz
Irene JaroschWoman in Crowd
Wolfgang JörgKonrad Moss
Charlotte KerrCharlotte KerrMarta Kurzman
Hans MadinHerr Weber
Joachim MockWorkman

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