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Escape from East Berlin
Directed by
Robert Siodmak
Written by
Gabrielle Upton (also story) Peter Berneis (also story) Millard Lampell
Produced by
Walter Wood
Starring
Don Murray Christine Kaufmann Werner Klemperer
Cinematography
Georg Krause
Edited by
Maurice Wright
Music by
Hans-Martin Majewski
Production company
Hans Albin Filmproduktion
Distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
October 22, 1962 (1962-10-22)
Running time
89 minutes
Countries
United States West Germany
Language
English
Escape from East Berlin is a 1962 American-West German thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann and Werner Klemperer.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels and Ted Haworth.
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