
3 1/2 Hours
TV Movie · Drama · History
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Peter Schneider
Peter Schneider
Rudolph Hoffmann
Peter Schneider
Rudolph Hoffmann


Jeff Wilbusch
Jeff Wilbusch
Sasha Goldberg
Jeff Wilbusch
Sasha Goldberg


Jördis Triebel
Jördis Triebel
Christa Hartmann
Jördis Triebel
Christa Hartmann


Susanne Bormann
Susanne Bormann
Marlis Kügler
Susanne Bormann
Marlis Kügler


Martin Feifel
Martin Feifel
Arthur Koch
Martin Feifel
Arthur Koch


Hannah Schiller
Hannah Schiller
Sabine Schulz
Hannah Schiller
Sabine Schulz


Alli Neumann
Alli Neumann
Carla Engel
Alli Neumann
Carla Engel


Katrin Filzen
Katrin Filzen
Ingrid Born
Katrin Filzen
Ingrid Born


Uwe Kockisch
Uwe Kockisch
Paul Fuchs
Uwe Kockisch
Paul Fuchs


Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Edith Salzmann
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Edith Salzmann
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