United States / Aug 08, 2001
A Hero's Death (2001)
Directed by Britta Wauer
50minruntime
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Plot
It was the biggest escape in the history of the Berlin Wall: in one historic night of October 1964, 57 East-Berliners try their luck through a tunnel into West Berlin. Just before the last few reach the other side, the East German border guards notice the escape and open fire. Remarkably, all the refugees and their escape agents make it out of the tunnel unscathed, but one border guard is dead: 21-year-old officer Egon Schultz.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hubert Hohlbein | Himself |
| Hagen Koch | Himself |
| Thomas Mauch | Himself |
| Siegfried Mechler | Himself |
| Joachim Neumann | Himself |
| Ludwig A. Rehlinger | Himself |
| Jürgen Schreiber | Himself |
| Walter Venedey | Himself |
| Hermann von Berg | Himself |
| Hartmut Wolter | Himself |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Heldentod - Der Tunnel und die Lüge |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ziegler Film |
| Release date | 8 agosto 2001 |
| Production | Claudia Bissinger, Tanja Ziegler |
| Writer | Britta Wauer |
| Editing | Berthold Baule |
| Cinematography | Randa Chahoud |
| Assistant directors | Britta Wauer |
| Camera operators | Randa Chahoud |
| Additional photography | Randa Chahoud |
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