United States / Mar 25, 1981 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Freitag | Dr. Lentz |
| Gerald W. Abrams | Phil |
| Ilse Bahrs | Butcher Customer |
| Pasqual Breuer | Wolf Lentz |
| Carl Duering | Klaus Schoenemann |
| Josef Ernst | German Border Guard |
| Klaus Götte | Intelligence Officer |
| Günther Maria Halmer | Herr Klemnitz |
| Irene Jarosch | Woman in Crowd |
| Wolfgang Jörg | Konrad Moss |
| Charlotte Kerr | Marta Kurzman |
| Hans Madin | Herr Weber |
| Joachim Mock | Workman |
| Dorothea Moritz | Frau Heptner |
| Peter Neusser | Lt. Geller |
| Uwe Paulsen | Karl |
| Eva Ingeborg Scholz | Frau Lentz |
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| Jochen Schroeder | Vopo |
| Katharina Seyferth | Greta Dohr |
| Walter Tschernich | Herr Dohr |
| Heinz Weiss | Herr Heptner |
| Georg Richard Wenkhaus | Vogel Chief Officer |
| Inge Wolfberg | Greta's Friend |
| John F. Kennedy | Self - US President (archive footage) |
Genres
DramaThrillerTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Berlin Tunnel 21 |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cypress Point Productions, Filmways Television |
| Release date | 25 marzo 1981 |
| Executive producer | Gerald W. Abrams, Bruce J. Sallan |
| Production | Steve Nicolaides, Everett Chambers, Richard M. Rosenbloom |
| Writer | John Gay, Donald Lindquist |
| Editing | Gregory Prange |
| Cinematography | Igor Luther |
| Assistant directors | Richard Michaels |
| Camera operators | Igor Luther |
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| Additional photography | Igor Luther |
| Production design | Jan Schlubach, Albrecht Konrad |
| Art direction | Albrecht Konrad, Jan Schlubach |
| Set decoration | Jan Schlubach, Albrecht Konrad |
| Music | Dana Kaproff |
| Sound | Dana Kaproff |
| Costume design | Ingrid Zoré |
| Makeup | Ingrid Zoré |
| Hairstyling | Ingrid Zoré |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Sep 22, 1990
Physical media
Finland / Jan 01, 1989 / Video Premiere
TV
United Kingdom / Mar 27, 1983 / PG / TV Premiere
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