The Tunnel
2001 · 150 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 6,466 VOTES · DIR. Roland Suso Richter
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,321 lines
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00:00:18 EAST BERLIN
00:03:59 operation at the Brandenburg Gate.
00:09:04 - No. - Then I'll stay.
00:14:40 Not that old story again.
00:18:19 We'll use an unknown escape route.
00:22:40 92 meters into East Berlin!
00:27:56 I wouldn't take a trip. I want to go to Mommy.
00:33:31 Jesus! Are you always so rough?
00:40:52 Jesus!
00:44:57 Thank God.
00:49:09 I went dancing now and then, too.
00:54:57 What was in that letter?
01:03:40 Mommy, Mommy, we're moving to Zwickau.
01:09:00 - Best regards for Carola. - Thank you.
01:15:55 You can trust me.
01:22:37 Stay clear of her now.
01:29:29 Everything's ruined.
01:41:53 - Thanks. - For what?
01:49:10 I know, Mother.
01:56:21 So why are you whispering?
02:05:45 I just can't...
02:15:55 Don't cast off!
02:23:23 Stop! You're the last group!
02:32:14 She saved us all.
Cast & Characters
Heino Ferch
Harry Melchior
Nicolette Krebitz
Friederike 'Fritzi' Scholz
Sebastian Koch
Matthis Hiller
Alexandra Maria Lara
Charlotte 'Lotte' Lohmann
Claudia Michelsen
Carola Langensiep
Felix Eitner
Fred von Klausnitz
Mehmet Kurtulus
Vittorio 'Vic' Castanza
Heinrich Schmieder
Theo Lohmann
Uwe Kockisch
Oberst Krüger
Karin Baal
Marianne von Krausnitz
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,321
Dialogue density8.8 lines / min
First line00:00:18
Final line02:32:14
Production Record
DirectorRoland Suso Richter
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes6,466