3 1/2 Hours

3 1/2 Hours

2021•1h 36m•6.5/10

TV MovieDramaHistory

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(33)

August 13, 1961: The passengers on the interzonal train from Munich to East Berlin learn 3½ hours before crossing the border that the Wall is being built in Berlin. They have 3½ hours to make a life-changing decision: to get off the train or keep going.

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Production

Real Film Berlin, Amalia Film, ARD, ARD Degeto

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Peter Schneider

Peter Schneider

Rudolph Hoffmann

Jeff Wilbusch

Jeff Wilbusch

Sasha Goldberg

Jördis Triebel

Jördis Triebel

Christa Hartmann

Susanne Bormann

Susanne Bormann

Marlis Kügler

Martin Feifel

Martin Feifel

Arthur Koch

Hannah Schiller

Hannah Schiller

Sabine Schulz

Alli Neumann

Alli Neumann

Carla Engel

Katrin Filzen

Katrin Filzen

Ingrid Born

Uwe Kockisch

Uwe Kockisch

Paul Fuchs

Luisa-Céline Gaffron

Luisa-Céline Gaffron

Edith Salzmann

Jan Krauter

Jan Krauter

Gerd Kügler

Moritz Katzmair

Moritz Katzmair

Andi Erler

Harry Täschner

Ernst Melchior

Franz-Xaver Zeller

Franz-Xaver Zeller

Schaffner

Micha R. Scholze

Älterer Ostdeutscher

Birgit Berthold

Birgit Berthold

Anna Melchior

Brian Völkner

Brian Völkner

Zugbegleiter (Ost)

Steffi Kühnert

Steffi Kühnert

VP Ulrike

Vincent Redetzki

Vincent Redetzki

Kurt Blochwitz

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