Die Mauer – Berlin '61
7.3
0 minutes
9/29/2006
Overview
August 1961: To earn a bit of West German money, East Berlin "plaselayer" Hans Kuhlke smuggles scrap metal to his friend Erwin Sawatzke in West Berlin. One evening, he and his wife are invited to the Sawatzkes' house. Meanwhile, their son Paul stays with a friend in East Berlin. On this summer night, the political situation in Berlin comes to a dramatic head: the borders are closed and the construction of the Wall is initiated. The disappearance of his parents leaves 14-year-old pioneer Paul torn between family ties and loyalty to the party. At the last second, he sees through his role in the system and is taken in by his piano teacher. Together they plan their escape to the West - but it turns into a race against time.
Cast List
Iris Berben
as Lavinia Kellermann
Johanna Gastdorf
as Renate Sawatzke
Heino Ferch
as Hans Kuhlke
Inka Friedrich
as Katharina Kuhlke
Sybille J. Schedwill
as Frau im Zug
Axel Prahl
as Erwin Sawatzke
Frederick Lau
as Paul Kuhlke
Wilfried Hochholdinger
as FDJ-Funktionär und Erzieher
Marie Gruber
as Nachbarin
Ralf Dittrich
Ralph Misske
as Mitarbeiter Beratungsstelle für Flüchtlinge
George Lenz
as Fotograf Robert Bräutigam
Oliver Wnuk
as Ausweiskontrolleur im Zug
Jule Gartzke
as Franziska
Lisa Altenpohl
as Flüchtling
Axel Buchholz
as Volkspolizist
Linda Engelhardt
as Passantin
Jan Hasenfuß
as Grenzsoldat
Stefan Clemens Lallecke
as Erich
Siri Moldenhawer
as Jugendliche
Sebastian Rüger
Ulrike Schirm
Christine Schorn
as Kioskbesitzerin
Ivan Shvedoff
Thomas Nero Wolff
as Erzähler (voice)