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Johannes W. Betz (writer)
Release Date:
21 January 2001 (Germany)
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Berlin. 1961. The true story of a flight to freedom.
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Based on a true story a group of East Berliners escaping to the West. Harry Melchior was a champion...
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Almost 3 hours, but doesn't feel like it
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Heino Ferch | ... | Harry Melchior | |
| Nicolette Krebitz | ... | Friederike 'Fritzi' Scholz | |
| Sebastian Koch | ... | Matthis Hiller | |
| Alexandra Maria Lara | ... | Lotte Lohmann | |
| Claudia Michelsen | ... | Carola Hiller | |
| Felix Eitner | ... | Fred von Klausnitz | |
| Mehmet Kurtulus | ... | Vittorio Castanza | |
| Heinrich Schmieder | ... | Theo Lohmann | |
| Uwe Kockisch | ... | Oberst Krüger | |
| Karin Baal | ... | Marianne von Krausnitz | |
| Dorothea Moritz | ... | Hermine | |
| Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger | ... | Fotograf Grüner | |
| Florian Panzner | ... | Heiner | |
| Sarah Kubel | ... | Ina Lohmann | |
| Ruth Glöss | ... | Mutter Fritzi |
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150 min | Canada:157 min | France:157 min | Germany:188 min (2 parts) | USA:167 min (theatrical version)
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What a great movie! It's a very well made adventure flick that has the added advantage of being true.
I agree with the IMDb reviewer who said Heino Ferch, who plays the central character Harry Melchior, was a lot like Bruce Willis. I found the similarities profound.
And I thoroughly disagree with the New York Times reviewer (click on the EXTERNAL REVIEWS link to read it), who wrote: "They are joined by numerous volunteers hoping to rescue their own friends and family, and by the eager Fritzi (Nicolette Krebitz), whose solitary feminine presence complicates the team's relationships."
I don't know what movie that reviewer saw, but it wasn't this one. What a stupid remark, apropos of nothing, making it sound like a romantic triangle or quadrangle develops. There is nothing of the kind. In fact, Fritzi is a great female role model. When she first volunteers and the men wonder what sort of contribution she'll be able to make, she says, "I may look different from you when I'm naked, but I can work just as hard." Then she jumps into the tunnel and starts digging. Right on, sister.
I don't remember much about Germany before the Berlin Wall came down, beyond cinematic references to "Checkpoint Charlie" and the Brandenburg Gate and news reports I was too young to understand. But this movie really brings the horrors -- psychological as well as physical -- to life.
Another film that explores similar territory, psychological as well as physical, is The Lives of Others. Interestingly, the German actor Sebastian Koch has high profile roles in both films.