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3 1/2 Hours

6.520211h 36mMovieTV MovieDramaHistory

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.

DirectorEd Herzog
WritersBeate Fraunholz·Robert Krause
ProducersMichael Lehmann·Sibylle Stellbrink

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3 1/2 Hours isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Austria, Germany, Switzerland. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Ed Herzog

PSPeter Schneider
Peter Schneider
Rudolph Hoffmann
JWJeff Wilbusch
Jeff Wilbusch
Sasha Goldberg
JTJördis Triebel
Jördis Triebel
Christa Hartmann
SBSusanne Bormann
Susanne Bormann
Marlis Kügler
MFMartin Feifel
Martin Feifel
Arthur Koch
HSHannah Schiller
Hannah Schiller
Sabine Schulz
ANAlli Neumann
Alli Neumann
Carla Engel
KFKatrin Filzen
Katrin Filzen
Ingrid Born
UKUwe Kockisch
Uwe Kockisch
Paul Fuchs
LGLuisa-Céline Gaffron
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Edith Salzmann
JKJan Krauter
Jan Krauter
Gerd Kügler
MKMoritz Katzmair
Moritz Katzmair
Andi Erler

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