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Escape from East Berlin

A daring group of East Berliners make a daring escape to West Berlin in 1962, using a tunnel secretly dug from a house near the Berlin Wall.

In 1962, 29 East Berliners escaped to West Berlin through a tunnel they dug, led by Erwin Becker, a chauffeur for the East German Parliament.

Main Cast

Don Murray Don Murray Kurt Schröder
Christine Kaufmann Christine Kaufmann Erika Jürgens
Werner Klemperer Werner Klemperer Walter Brunner
Ingrid van Bergen Ingrid van Bergen Ingeborg Schröder
Edith Schultze-Westrum Edith Schultze-Westrum Frau Schröder
Bruno Fritz Bruno Fritz Uncle Albert
Maria Tober Maria Tober Marga
Horst Janson Horst Janson Günther Jürgens
Carl Schell Carl Schell Major Eckhardt
Anita Kupsch Anita Kupsch Bambi
Kai Fischer Kai Fischer Heidi Eckhardt
Kurt Waitzmann Kurt Waitzmann Thomas Jürgens
Arne Elsholtz Arne Elsholtz
Bruno W. Pantel Bruno W. Pantel

Creators

Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak Director
Millard Lampell Millard Lampell Writer
Peter Berneis Peter Berneis Story
Gabrielle Upton Gabrielle Upton Story

Info about Escape from East Berlin

Studio(s): Hans Albin Filmproduktion, Walter Wood Productions

Originally Released: United States, Oct 22, 1962

Production Countries: United States, Germany

Genres:Drama, History, Thriller

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