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Tunnel, Der (2001) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Nov 3, 2001
Budget $7,100,000
Running Time
2 hours, 30 minutes
Country Germany
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Other Titles
• Der Tunnel
• The Tunnel: The Movie (2001)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Family, Political
Plot: Based on incredible true events, THE TUNNEL tells the story of Harry Melchior, a champion East German swimmer at odds with the Communist government under which he has already been imprisoned for his beliefs. Though required to remain in East Germany after his release from prison, Harry narrowly escapes just as the Berlin Wall is being completed. He successfully flees the oppressive Communist regime, but his beloved sister and her family are unable to join him. Harry is determined to rescue them, and aided by his best friend— engineering genius Matthis Hiller — the idea of the tunnel is born. The project, however, is fraught with complications.Harry and Matthis first rent an abandoned building right next to the Wall, but struggle with the massive logistics and costs of their task. Quickly realizing that it will take years to complete the tunnel on their own, they enlist several helpers, all motivated by the prospect of rescuing their own families and friends. However, with additional helpers comes more risk...for any new member could be a potential traitor. The pacing is brisk and tensions rise as the threat of the tunnel collapsing weighs constantly on the protagonists' minds. They worry that their tunnel could open in the wrong place, or worse, that the brutal East
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