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Escape from East Berlin is a 1962 American-West German thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann and Werner Klemperer. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin .
A 1962 drama film based on the true story of 29 East Berliners who escaped to West Berlin via a tunnel under the wall. See cast, crew, plot, trivia, reviews, photos and more on IMDb.
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- Drama, History, Thriller
- Robert Siodmak
- 1962-11
German-born director Robert Siodmak was back in his native country for Escape from East Berlin (1962), based on a true story about a group of East Germans who escape Communist rule by tunneling under the Berlin Wall.
- Robert Siodmak, Walter Boos
- Don Murray
In January of 1962, 29 East Berliners escaped to West Berlin via a tunnel they had dug beneath the Berlin Wall, led by Erwin Becker, a chauffeur in the car pool of the East Germany Parliament, who served as technical adviser on this film.
After East Berlin chauffer Kurt Schroder (Don Murray) decides to escape to West Germany, he begins a plan to dig a tunnel under the Berlin Wall.
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- Robert Siodmak
- Mystery & Thriller
- Don Murray
East Berlin, shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kurt Schröder and his family dig a tunnel to escape to West Berlin as they struggle to overcome the obstacles blocking their underground path to freedom.
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Escape from East Berlin is a 1962 American-West German thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann and Werner Klemperer.
