Escape from East Berlin
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Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
1962-10-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
5.9
Don Murray
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Christine Kaufmann
Erika Jürgens
Werner Klemperer
Walter Brunner
Ingrid van Bergen
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Edith Schultze-Westrum
Frau Schröder
Bruno Fritz
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Maria Tober
Marga
Horst Janson
Günther Jürgens
Carl Schell
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Anita Kupsch
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Helma Seitz
Frau Jürgens
Kai Fischer
Heidi Eckhardt
Ronald Dehne
Helmut Schröder
Alfred Balthoff
Klüssendorf
Kurt Waitzmann
Thomas Jürgens
Arne Elsholtz
Waltraut Runze
Bruno W. Pantel
Käte Jaenicke
Christian Böttcher
Klaus Dahlen
Benno Hoffmann
Georg Richard Wenkhaus
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Rudolf W. Marnitz
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