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3 1/2 Hours (2021)

Genre : TV Movie, Drama

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Ed Herzog
Writer : Robert Krause, Beate Fraunholz

Synopsis

August 13, 1961: The passengers on the interzonal train from Munich to East Berlin learn 3½ hours before crossing the border that the Wall is being built in Berlin. They have 3½ hours to make a life-changing decision: to get off the train or keep going.

Actors

Peter Schneider
Peter Schneider
Rudolph Hoffmann
Jeff Wilbusch
Jeff Wilbusch
Sasha Goldberg
Jördis Triebel
Jördis Triebel
Christa Hartmann
Susanne Bormann
Susanne Bormann
Marlis Kügler
Martin Feifel
Martin Feifel
Arthur Koch
Hannah Schiller
Hannah Schiller
Sabine Schulz
Alli Neumann
Alli Neumann
Carla Engel
Katrin Filzen
Katrin Filzen
Ingrid Born
Uwe Kockisch
Uwe Kockisch
Paul Fuchs
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Edith Salzmann
Jan Krauter
Jan Krauter
Gerd Kügler
Moritz Katzmair
Moritz Katzmair
Andi Erler
Harry Täschner
Harry Täschner
Ernst Melchior
Franz-Xaver Zeller
Franz-Xaver Zeller
Schaffner
Micha R. Scholze
Micha R. Scholze
Älterer Ostdeutscher
Birgit Berthold
Birgit Berthold
Anna Melchior
Brian Völkner
Brian Völkner
Zugbegleiter (Ost)
Steffi Kühnert
Steffi Kühnert
VP Ulrike
Vincent Redetzki
Vincent Redetzki
Kurt Blochwitz

Crews

Ed Herzog
Ed Herzog
Director
Robert Krause
Robert Krause
Screenplay
Beate Fraunholz
Beate Fraunholz
Screenplay
The Chau Ngo
The Chau Ngo
Director of Photography
Henning Kamm
Henning Kamm
Producer
Michael Lehmann
Michael Lehmann
Producer
Sibylle Stellbrink
Sibylle Stellbrink
Producer
Simon Blasi
Simon Blasi
Editor
Stefan Will
Stefan Will
Music

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