The Tower

Tales from a Vanished Land

122012•1h 30m•5.7/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(14)

A seemingly sheltered family living behind the Berlin Wall in East Germany begins to crumble, in a climate of fear, mistrust, and shocking secrets.9

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Production

MDR, NDR, BR, SWR, RBB, WDR, teamWorx, ARD, ARD Degeto

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 3, 2012

Last Aired

October 4, 2012

Networks

Das Erste

Created By

Benjamin Benedict, Nico Hofmann

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

Air date: 2012-10-03

Episode 2

Air date: 2012-10-04

Cast

Jan Josef Liefers

Richard Hoffmann

Claudia Michelsen

Anne Hoffmann

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Christian Hoffmann

Götz Schubert

Meno Rohde

Nadja Uhl

Josta Fischer

Stephanie Stumph

Ina Rohde

Josephin Busch

Reina Kossmann

Valery Tscheplanowa

Judith Schevola

Steffi Kühnert

Barbara Rohde

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Ulrich Rohde

Sergej Moya

Ezzo Rohde

Udo Schenk

Kohler

Ernst-Georg Schwill

Müller

Peter Prager

Direktor Fahner

Peter Sodann

Max Barsano

David C. Bunners

Stasi

Matthi Faust

Soldat

Johannes Gärtner

Stasi

Andreas Genschmar

Max Hopp

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The Tower

Ratings

Production

Language

Status

First Aired

Last Aired

Networks

Created By

Cast

Jan Josef Liefers

Claudia Michelsen

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Götz Schubert

Nadja Uhl

Stephanie Stumph

Josephin Busch

Valery Tscheplanowa

Steffi Kühnert

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Sergej Moya

Udo Schenk

Ernst-Georg Schwill

Peter Prager

Peter Sodann

David C. Bunners

Matthi Faust

Johannes Gärtner

Andreas Genschmar

Max Hopp

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