Escape from East Berlin 61 years old

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Escape from East Berlin

East Berlin, shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kurt Schröder and his family dig a tunnel to escape to West Berlin as they struggle to overcome the obstacles blocking their underground path to freedom.

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Escape from East Berlin Cast

Name Character
Werner Klemperer He was 42, 80 years old when he died as Walter Brunner
Christine Kaufmann She was 17, 72 years old when she died as Erika Jürgens
Don Murray He was 33, now 94 years old as Kurt Schröder
Horst Janson He was 27, now 88 years old as Günther Jürgens
Ingrid van Bergen She was 31, now 92 years old as Ingeborg Schröder
Carl Schell He was 34, 91 years old when he died as Major Eckhardt
Helma Seitz She was 49, 82 years old when she died as Frau Jürgens
Edith Schultze-Westrum She was 57, 76 years old when she died as Frau Schröder
Bruno Fritz He was 62, 84 years old when he died as Uncle Albert
Anita Kupsch She was 22, now 83 years old as Bambi
Kai Fischer She was 28, now 90 years old as Heidi Eckhardt
Kurt Waitzmann He was 57, 80 years old when he died as Thomas Jürgens

Escape from East Berlin Crew

Name Department
Ted Haworth as Art Direction. He was 45 (75) years old when He died Art
Maurice Wright as Editor. He was 54 (88) years old when He died Editing
Dieter Bartels as Art Direction. He was 7 (now 69) years old Art
Gabrielle Upton as Writer. She was 2 (now 59) years old Writing
Gabrielle Upton as Story. She was 2 (now 59) years old Writing
Peter Berneis as Associate Producer. He was 52 (75) years old when He died Production
Peter Berneis as Writer. He was 52 (75) years old when He died Writing
Peter Berneis as Story. He was 52 (75) years old when He died Writing
Georg Krause as Director of Photography. He was 61 (84) years old when He died Camera
Walter Wood as Producer. He was 29 (10) years old when He died Production
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Escape from East Berlin (61 years)

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  • Release day: Monday, October 22, 1962
  • Runtime: 96 minutes