Berlin Tunnel 21
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Berlin Tunnel 21

Five determined men attempt a daring rescue under the Berlin Wall.

6.7 / 10 1981 2h 21mNR English
DramaThrillerTV Movie

Storyline

In Berlin in 1961, an American soldier and a German engineer join forces to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in order to smuggle out refugees, including the soldier's East German girlfriend.

Cast & Crew

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Sandy Mueller

Lead
Horst Buchholz

Horst Buchholz

Emerich Weber

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Martin Komansky

Ute Christensen

Ute Christensen

Ilse Morrell

Jacques Breuer

Jacques Breuer

Joachim Lentz

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Georg Heptner

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Bruno Balderbach

Robert Freitag

Robert Freitag

Dr. Lentz

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Michaels's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Berlin Tunnel 21 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker