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Der Tunnel is a made-for-television German film released in 2001 and loosely based on true events in Berlin following
the closing of the East German border in August 1961 and the subsequent construction of the Berlin Wall. Roland Suso Richter directed the film. The theatrical release is 20 minutes shorter than the original television version. The subtitled English version was not available until 2005.
Original Release
01/21/2001
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Heino Ferch | Harry Melchior |
| Nicolette Krebitz | Friederike 'Fritzi' Scholz / Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz |
| Sebastian Koch | Matthis Hiller |
| Alexandra Maria Lara | Charlotte 'Lotte' Lohmann / Lotte Lohmann |
| Claudia Michelsen | Carola Langensiep / Carola Hiller |
| Felix Eitner | Fred von Klausnitz |
| Mehmet Kurtulus | Vittorio 'Vic' Castanza / Vittorio Castanza |
| Heinrich Schmieder | Theo Lohmann |
| Uwe Kockisch | Oberst Krüger |
| Karin Baal | Marianne von Krausnitz |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Heino Ferch | Harry Melchior |
| Nicolette Krebitz | Friederike 'Fritzi' Scholz / Friederike " Fritzi " Scholz |
| Sebastian Koch | Matthis Hiller |
| Alexandra Maria Lara | Charlotte 'Lotte' Lohmann / Lotte Lohmann |
| Claudia Michelsen | Carola Langensiep / Carola Hiller |
| Felix Eitner | Fred von Klausnitz |
| Mehmet Kurtulus | Vittorio 'Vic' Castanza / Vittorio Castanza |
| Heinrich Schmieder | Theo Lohmann |
| Uwe Kockisch | Oberst Krüger |
| Karin Baal | Marianne von Krausnitz |
| Dorothea Moritz | Hermine |
| Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger | Fotograf Grüner |
| Florian Panzner | Heiner |
| Sarah Kubel | Ina Lohmann |
| Ruth Glöss | Mutter Fritzi |
| Wilfried Hochholdinger | Bellofs |
| Gode Benedix | Herbert König |
| Simon von Parys | William Ogilvie |
| Christine Harbort | Frau Meckel |
| Luis Lamprecht | Ewald Mezger |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alicia Remirez | Executive Producer |
| Madeleine Remy | Executive Producer |
| Nico Hofmann | Producer |
| Ariane Krampe | Producer |
