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
