---
title: 'Escape from East Berlin (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Siodmak'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-from-east-berlin-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055962/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Escape from East Berlin (1962)

1962 · 94 min · Drama · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

Escape from East Berlin is a 1962 thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann and Werner Klemperer. Based on true events, the film follows a group of East German defectors who attempt to cross the Berlin Wall via tunneling. An international co-production between the United States and West Germany, the film was shot on-location in West Berlin and at Tempelhof Studios.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-siodmak)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Berneis](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-berneis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans-Martin Majewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-martin-majewski)
- **Producer:** [Hans Albin](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-albin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Georg Krause](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-krause)

## Cast

- [Arne Elsholtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/arne-elsholtz)
- [Kurt Waitzmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-waitzmann)
- [Anita Kupsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-kupsch)
- [Alfred Balthoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-balthoff)
- [Kai Fischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/kai-fischer)
- [Bruno Fritz](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-fritz)
- [Christiane Maybach](https://cinepixo.com/people/christiane-maybach)
- [Ronald Dehne](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-dehne)
- [Edith Schultze-Westrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-schultze-westrum)
- [Helma Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/helma-seitz)
- [Ute Boy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ute-boy)
- [Christine Kaufmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-kaufmann)
- [Käte Jaenicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-jaenicke)
- [Bruno Walter Pantel](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-walter-pantel)
- [Benno Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/benno-hoffmann)

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