Escape from East Berlin

Escape from East Berlin
Directed byRobert Siodmak
Screenplay by
Story by
    • Gabrielle Upton
    • Peter Berneis
Produced byWalter Wood
StarringDon Murray
Christine Kaufmann
Werner Klemperer
CinematographyGeorg Krause
Edited byMaurice Wright
Music byHans-Martin Majewski
Production
companies
Walter Wood Productions
Hans Albin Filmproduktion
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • October 22, 1962 (1962-10-22) (West Berlin)
  • November 1962 (1962-11) (U.S.)
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesUnited States
West Germany
LanguageEnglish

Escape from East Berlin (German: Tunnel 28) is a 1962 thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann and Werner Klemperer. Based on true events, the film follows a group of East German defectors who attempt to cross the Berlin Wall via tunneling. An international co-production between the United States and West Germany, the film was shot on-location in West Berlin and at Tempelhof Studios.

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