On October 3 and 4, 1964, a total of 57 people fled under the Wall to West Berlin at Bernauer Strasse. The story of "Tunnel 57" became world-famous. The death of border guard Egon Schultz on the second night of the escape was subsequently used by the GDR for propaganda purposes. It was only after the fall of the Wall that the actual events of the night became public: Schultz was not shot by an escape helper, but by his own comrade.
To mark the 60th anniversary of Tunnel 57, the Berlin Wall Foundation is showing the award-winning documentary Heldentod - Der Tunnel und die Lüge by director Britta Wauer. Afterwards, contemporary witnesses Joachim Neumann and Hubert Hohlbein will talk to Sven Felix Kellerhof about the dramatic events of the tunnel construction and the escape in 1964. The filmmaker will also shed light on the eventful history of the film's creation.
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In cooperation with Berliner Unterwelten e.V.
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