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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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as Kurt Schröder
DeceasedBorn: July 31, 1929
Died: February 2, 2024
Age at death: 94
as Erika Jürgens
DeceasedBorn: January 11, 1945
Died: March 28, 2017
Age at death: 72
as Walter Brunner
DeceasedBorn: March 22, 1920
Died: December 6, 2000
Age at death: 80
as Ingeborg Schröder
DeceasedBorn: June 15, 1931
Died: November 28, 2025
Age at death: 94
as Frau Schröder
DeceasedBorn: December 30, 1904
Died: March 20, 1981
Age at death: 76
as Uncle Albert
DeceasedBorn: March 4, 1900
Died: June 12, 1984
Age at death: 84
as Marga
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Günther Jürgens
DeceasedBorn: October 4, 1935
Died: January 28, 2025
Age at death: 89
as Major Eckhardt
DeceasedBorn: November 14, 1927
Died: June 6, 2019
Age at death: 91
as Bambi
DeceasedBorn: May 18, 1940
Died: July 3, 2025
Age at death: 85
as Frau Jürgens
DeceasedBorn: February 23, 1913
Died: July 11, 1995
Age at death: 82
as Heidi Eckhardt
AliveBorn: March 18, 1934
Age: 92
Halle an der Saale, Germany
as Helmut Schröder
AliveBorn: November 16, 1948
Age: 77
as Klüssendorf
DeceasedBorn: December 8, 1905
Died: March 8, 1989
Age at death: 83
as Thomas Jürgens
DeceasedBorn: January 30, 1905
Died: May 21, 1985
Age at death: 80
Born: April 14, 1944
Died: April 26, 2016
Age at death: 72
Born: December 17, 1927
Died: August 10, 2018
Age at death: 90
Born: March 17, 1921
Died: November 30, 1995
Age at death: 74
Born: March 22, 1923
Died: November 1, 2002
Age at death: 79
Birth date not on record.
Born: May 23, 1938
Died: May 16, 2006
Age at death: 67
Born: May 30, 1919
Died: March 9, 2005
Age at death: 85
Birth date not on record.
Birth date not on record.
Birth date not on record.
Born: September 21, 1934
Died: June 24, 2009
Age at death: 74
Born: December 6, 1925
Age: 100