The Berlin Wall:  Escape to Freedom

The Berlin Wall: Escape to Freedom

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 1, 2006

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

The Berlin Wall: Escape to Freedom

Production Companies

Indigo Films, Michael Hoff Productions, Screaming Flea Productions

Director

Katherine Covell

Description

Berlin Wall: Escape To Freedom reveals the stories of courageous East Germans who dared to challenge the authorities and the Berlin Wall in their bid for freedom. From tunnelling under the Wall, to smuggling refugees in a car’s trunk, to flights over the Wall, uncover the details of sensational escape stories. It takes us into the heart of the Death Strip – a lethal zone next to the Wall filled with barbed wire, mines, attack dogs, tank traps, and armed guards - and shows us how authorities learned from each escape to make the Wall stronger and harder to beat. Finally, the Wall that was strengthened over 28 years was opened in one unbelievable night and yet the divisions of generations past still linger today in modern Berlin.