- Actors: Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Sebastian Koch, Alexandra Maria Lara, Claudia Michelsen
- Directors: Roland Suso Richter
- Writers: Johannes W. Betz
- Producers: Alicia Remirez, Ariane Krampe, Madeleine Remy, Nico Hofmann
- Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: German
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Homevision
- Release Date: Oct 4 2005
- Run Time: 150 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B000AOEPKC
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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
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I want to be free.,
By Ernst Wiltmann "store746" (Parry Sound, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Tunnel (DVD)
THE TUNNEL is terrifically stirring. An intelligent entertainment, a classic suspense thriller, that is nowadays as rare as it is welcome. Powerful, THE TUNNEL combines fact and fiction, but is never less than completely engrossing.This is masterful storytelling. The year is 1961, the same year that Communist East Germany begins construction on the Berlin Wall. East German Harry Melchior is allready suffocating in the stench of oppression. He wants out, but his beloved sister Lotte fears that an escape attempt into WestBerlin would be too dangerous for her young daughter. Harry reluctantly leaves Lotte behind, but swears that he will return to rescue her.Once safely inthe west, Harry teams up with his best friend Matthias, an engineer, and they plan their nearly impossible project. Nine harrowing month and 145 meters of digging later, despite cave-ins, flooding and Stasi Spies, the team breaks through the cellar of a building in East Berlin. Having defied the ever present dangers , Harry and his team now guide Lotte, as well as 28 others, into the freedom of the west. But there is ......!.and Ido not want to give this away !!!
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4.6 out of 5 stars (26 customer reviews) 41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
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Tense, well acted, 2 1/2 hour+ escape flick.,
By Doctor Trance - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Tunnel (DVD)
This made for German television epic story of several people attempting to help their friends, families, and loved ones escape from East Berlin to free West Berlin. It is based on a true story, and in the DVD extras, you actually get to meet the real man responsible for the story in this film, whose name was slightly changed for the movie.Popular German actor Heino Ferch gives a superb performance as the leader of a group of tunnel diggers, determined to get their loved ones out of the Communist side of Berlin, just after the Berlin Wall was built. For Ferch's character, Harry, it's his beloved sister, for Harry's friend Matthis, it's his spouse, and for the young girl Fritzi, who the group are quite suspisious of, it's her fiance' who is currently building the wall, but desperately wants out. There are many others helping, who don't necessarily have loved ones to help escape, including the American, Vic, who despite his leg injury, is just as determined as the rest, and even takes some of the biggest risks in the film. The performances throughout the entire cast are top notch, and while there isn't a ton of action until the end, the tense atmosphere of the film really keeps you glued to the set. The emotions in the film are high, and the bonds between Harry and his sister, Lotte, and Matthis and his wife Carola, are so realistically portrayed, that it's easy to see why they are going through months and months of digging to get these people out. The 167 minutes seem like they flew on by, and I could have gone on watching more of these intriguing characters. It's better than any other spy or war thrillers released in any country over the last several years. Hard to believe it was made for German TV, as it blows away several big screen productions. The direction, cinematography, script, and choice of actors cannot be faulted, and the only fault would be if you miss this gripping film. 25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Der Tunnel,
By David Digby "Berlin tunnel 21" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Tunnel (DVD)
For all you fans of cold war movies and spy thrillers....look no further. This is the movie we've been waiting for. Set in Berlin in 1961-62 this film is intense and thrilling. The viewer doesn't know what's going to happen right up until the end. This ranks to me, as one of the top spy/espionage/thriller movies of all time, side by side with "Day of the Jackal". All Star performances all around by the cast....especially the three female leads. This is a MUST purchase.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Up there with the best releases from Germany over the last couple of years,
By Andy Orrock - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Tunnel (DVD)
There have been some superb movies coming out of Germany over the past couple of years. Reunification seems to have unleashed a wellspring of creative, complex looks at what was going on inside the country during World War II and during the period where the country was riven into two parts, East and West. Head-On and The Lives of Others are among the best five movies I've ever seen. Other standouts include Downfall and Good Bye, Lenin!. I've even enjoyed softer fare like Mostly Martha (although steer clear of 'No Reservations', the off-target Catherine Zeta-Jones remake) and the inimitable Run Lola Run."The Tunnel" ranks among the best of these. Lots of familiar faces here to German film lovers - Sebastian Koch was playwright Georg Dreyman in Lives of Others; Heino Ferch was Albert Speer in Downfall (IMDB points out that Koch has also played Speer on-screen); Germany's most beautiful woman Alexandra Maria Lara (IMDB says she was "ranked #1 in a list by tabloid 'Bild' searching the '50 most beautiful Germans of today' (28 April 2005)") was Hitler's secretary Traudl Junge (she of the 'blind spot' - Blind Spot - Hitler's Secretary - in Downfall. I'd never seen Nicolette Krebitz before, but she's the standout here, even amongst that stellar group. The film is over two-and-a-half hours long, but you'll hardly notice the time. It's a suspenseful, bracing trip well worth your time. Make sure to watch the 'Making Of' featurette to see how they constructed the tunnel. It's eye-opening. |
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