Escape from East Berlin (1962)

10/22/1962 (US) • 1h 36m

Drama, Thriller

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Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Don Murray

Kurt Schröder

Christine Kaufmann

Erika Jürgens

Werner Klemperer

Walter Brunner

Ingrid van Bergen

Ingeborg Schröder

Bruno Fritz

Uncle Albert

Horst Janson

Günther Jürgens

Carl Schell

Major Eckhardt


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

berlin, germany

berlin wall

cold war

east berlin

west berlin

family relationships

tunnel construction

1960s

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