The Tunnel (Der Tunnel) 23 years old

The Tunnel

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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The Tunnel Cast

Name Character
Sebastian Koch He was 38, now 61 years old as Matthis Hiller
Alexandra Maria Lara She was 22, now 45 years old as Lotte Lohmann
Heino Ferch He was 37, now 60 years old as Harry Melchior
Felix Eitner He was 33, now 57 years old as Fred von Klausnitz
Ruth Glöss She was 72, 86 years old when she died as Mutter Fritzi
Florian Panzner He was 24, now 47 years old as Heiner
Dorothea Moritz She was 68, 84 years old when she died as Hermine
Mehmet Kurtuluş He was 28, now 51 years old as Vittorio Castanza
Claudia Michelsen She was 31, now 55 years old as Carola Hiller
Nicolette Krebitz She was 28, now 51 years old as Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz
Karin Baal She was 60, now 83 years old as Marianne von Krausnitz
Uwe Kockisch He was 56, now 80 years old as Oberst Krüger
Heinrich Schmieder He was 30, 40 years old when he died as Theo Lohmann
Wilfried Hochholdinger He was 38, now 61 years old as Bellofs

The Tunnel Crew

Name Department
Harald Kloser as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (now 67) years old Sound
Thomas Wanker as Original Music Composer. He was 27 (now 50) years old Sound
Johannes W. Betz as Screenplay. He was 35 (now 58) years old Writing
Ariane Krampe as Producer. She was 40 (now 63) years old Production
Alicia Remirez as Executive Producer. She was 1 (now 24) years old Production
Madeleine Remy as Line Producer. Production
Madeleine Remy as Executive Producer. Production
Rita Serra-Roll as Casting. Production
Peter R. Adam as Editor. He was 43 (now 66) years old Editing
Nico Hofmann as Producer. He was 41 (now 64) years old Production
Bettina Schmidt as Production Design. She was 40 (58) years old when She died Art
Martin Langer as Director of Photography. He was 42 (now 65) years old Camera
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The Tunnel (23 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, January 21, 2001
  • Runtime: 150 minutes