When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World (1999) featured a cast of 24 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (42%) are still alive today and 11 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is James Baker III, age 96. This film starred Gert Heidenreich and Martin Seifert.
42% still with us· verified cast33% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 42% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 84.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast24 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gert Heidenreich Narrator | Narrator | Living | 30/03/1944 | 82 | — | 55 |
 Martin Seifert Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 24/02/1951 | 74 | 15/07/2025 | 48 |
 Tom Vogt Narrator | Narrator | Living | 31/03/1957 | 69 | — | 42 |
Liane Dammenheyn Narrator | Narrator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Deceased | 18/09/1942 | 81 | 26/12/2023 | 57 | |
 James Baker III Self | Self | Living | 28/04/1930 | 96 | — | 69 |
| Self | Deceased | 12/06/1924 | 94 | 30/11/2018 | 75 | |
 Willy Brandt Self | Self | Deceased | 18/12/1913 | 78 | 08/10/1992 | 86 |
 Helmut Kohl Self | Self | Deceased | 03/04/1930 | 87 | 16/06/2017 | 69 |
| Self | Deceased | 02/03/1931 | 91 | 30/08/2022 | 68 | |
 Tom Brokaw Self | Self | Living | 06/02/1940 | 86 | — | 59 |
| Self | Deceased | 04/01/1929 | 86 | 01/11/2015 | 70 | |
Ricardo Ehrmann Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 15/03/1927 | 68 | 28/03/1995 | 72 |
| Self | Deceased | 25/01/1928 | 86 | 07/07/2014 | 71 | |
 Egon Krenz Self | Self | Living | 19/03/1937 | 89 | — | 62 |
 Hans Modrow Self | Self | Deceased | 27/01/1928 | 95 | 11/02/2023 | 71 |
 Gerd Ruge Self | Self | Deceased | 09/08/1928 | 93 | 15/10/2021 | 71 |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Walter Momper Self | Self | Living | 21/02/1945 | 81 | — | 54 |
Igor Maximytchev Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Charles Powell Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Horst Teltschik Self | Self | Living | 14/06/1940 | 86 | — | 59 |
 Hubert Védrine Self | Self | Living | 31/07/1947 | 79 | — | 52 |
