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.
Screenplay: Robert Krause, Beate Fraunholz
Director of Photography: The Chau Ngo
Director: Ed Herzog
Producer: Michael Lehmann, Sibylle Stellbrink, Henning Kamm
Rudolph Hoffmann
Sasha Goldberg
Christa Hartmann
Marlis Kügler
Arthur Koch
Sabine Schulz
Carla Engel
Ingrid Born