Where to Watch A Hero's Death Online

Want to behold the glory that is 'A Hero's Death' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Britta Wauer-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'A Hero's Death' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'A Hero's Death' right now, here are some finer points about the Ziegler Film documentary flick.

Released August 8th, 2001, 'A Hero's Death' stars Rainer Albertz, Michael Baade, Egon Bahr, Nadine Beyer The movie has a runtime of about 50 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "It was the biggest escape in the history of the Berlin Wall: in one historic night of October 1964, 57 East-Berliners try their luck through a tunnel into West Berlin. Just before the last few reach the other side, the East German border guards notice the escape and open fire. Remarkably, all the refugees and their escape agents make it out of the tunnel unscathed, but one border guard is dead: 21-year-old officer Egon Schultz." .