pfeifer says he's not a hero just an engineer. would not see in real time was already about 110 meters long and then the border police started using ultrasound machines to search for. him to a new and government bodies also then the jig was up we had to start with. this is a picture that the east german secret police took of all rich pfeiffer watching them destroying his tunnel after which discovery. now part of that channel has been opened up as witness to berlin dark cold war history. well german born director holand best known for his blockbuster disaster films like independence day or godzilla with his latest effort he's getting more serious with a cinematic tribute to the young men who died in the little known battle of midway a story of this pivotal world war 2 battle between the u.s. and japan in the pacific theater has been told before in a 1976 version for instance starring in heston but it's never been told quite like this. roland emmerich starts with the story we all know the somerset of 1941 the japanese attack on pear

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