The Tunnel (2001)
Genre : Drama, Thriller
Runtime : 2H 30M
Director : Roland Suso Richter
Writer : Johannes W. Betz
Synopsis
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.
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