Movie: A Hero's Death

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Rainer Albertz
Rainer Albertz

Himself

Michael Baade
Michael Baade

Himself

Egon Bahr
Egon Bahr

Himself

Nadine Beyer
Nadine Beyer

herself

Günter Bohnsack
Günter Bohnsack

Himself

Johannes Fröhner
Johannes Fröhner

Himself

Regine Hildebrandt
Regine Hildebrandt

herself

Hubert Hohlbein
Hubert Hohlbein

Himself

Hagen Koch
Hagen Koch

Himself

Thomas Mauch
Thomas Mauch

Himself

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    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.

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    2001-08-08

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