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A Hero's Death (2001)

Original title: Heldentod - Der Tunnel und die Lüge

2001-08-08 · 50m · DE
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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.

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Britta WauerDirector, Writer

Top billed cast

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Rainer AlbertzRainer AlbertzHimselfMichael BaadeMichael BaadeHimselfEgon BahrEgon BahrHimselfNadine BeyerNadine BeyerherselfGünter BohnsackGünter BohnsackHimselfJohannes FröhnerJohannes FröhnerHimselfRegine HildebrandtRegine HildebrandtherselfHubert HohlbeinHubert HohlbeinHimselfHagen KochHagen KochHimselfThomas MauchThomas MauchHimselfSiegfried MechlerSiegfried MechlerHimselfJoachim NeumannJoachim NeumannHimself

Keywords

EscapePropagandaLieBorder patrolBorder crossingGerman-german border

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityEscape · Propaganda · LiePacingShortDirector preference864755Actor preference1419273 · 1419274 · 1419275Country preferenceDe

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What is A Hero's Death about?

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.

How long is A Hero's Death?

A Hero's Death has a runtime of 50 minutes.