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.
Rudolph Hoffmann
Sasha Goldberg
Christa Hartmann
Marlis Kügler
Arthur Koch
Sabine Schulz
Carla Engel
Ingrid Born
Paul Fuchs
Edith Salzmann
Gerd Kügler
Andi Erler
Ernst Melchior
Schaffner
Älterer Ostdeutscher
Anna Melchior
Zugbegleiter (Ost)
VP Ulrike
Kurt Blochwitz
