A Hero's Death

A Hero's Death 2001 Directed by Britta Wauer Heldentod - Der Tunnel und die Lüge

It was the biggest escape in the history of the Berlin Wall: in one historic night of October 1964, 57 East-Berliners try their luck through a tunnel into West Berlin. Just before the last few reach the other side, the East German border guards notice the escape and open fire. Remarkably, all the refugees and their escape agents make it out of the tunnel unscathed, but one border guard is dead: 21-year-old officer Egon Schultz.

Country Germany

Production Country Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Ziegler Film

Release Date 8 August 2001

50 mins