Der Tunnel (2001)

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Amazon.com
A gripping escape plan provides the narrative spine to The Tunnel, an exciting Cold War story. This film fictionalizes the true story of the digging of a 430-foot tunnel running under the Berlin Wall in 1964, as tunnel rats on the west side labor to find a way out for friends and family in the Communist East. The principals are led by a famous German swimmer (the excellent Heino Ferch, sort of the German Bruce Willis), whose sister is trapped in East Berlin. Juicy characters abound, including some compromised East Berliners and unlikely heroes on the West side. Also incorporated into this story is an American TV news crew shooting the digging as it goes along. Director Roland Suso Richter shot The Tunnel for television and if it is somewhat artless, it still grabs the viewer in irresistible suspense--and sustains the tension for 167 minutes. Like its heroes, this film is dogged and emotionally committed. --Robert Horton

Just watched it. Great movie. Extremely suspenseful, especially near the end. Like the amazon review mentioned above, Harry was a dead ringer for Bruce Willis.

The run-in with NBC was interesting. I'd love to see the actual documentary that was filmed in '62.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251447/

 

[Mulli]

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The special features of how the made this was really cool.

This movie was super suspenseful. I cannot believe this happened in real life, not too long ago.