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The Tunnel (German:Der Tunnel) is a 1933 French-German science fiction film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Paul Hartmann, Attila Hörbiger and Olly von Flint. The film was made by Bavaria Film, and shot at the company's Emelka Studios in Munich. It is an adaptation of Bernhard Kellermann's 1913 novel Der Tunnel about the construction of a vast tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean connecting Europe and America. It premiered at the Capitol Theatre in November 1933.
A separate French version was also produced. In 1935 the film was remade in Britain with the same title. The 1935 British film was released in the United States as Transatlantic Tunnel.
Original Release
10/26/1933
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Hartmann | Mac Allen |
| Attila Hörbiger | Hobby |
| Olly von Flint | Mary Allen |
| Otto Wernicke | Bärmann |
| Gustaf Gründgens | Mr. Woolf - Tunnel Syndicate Director / Mr. Woolf |
| Max Weydner | Mr. Lloyd - Financier / Mr. Lloyd |
| Elga Brink | Ethel Lloyd |
| Richard Ryen | Gordon |
| Georg Henrich | Vandrstyfft |
| Max Schreck | Chesterfield |
Directors
Writers
Curtis Bernhardt, Bernhard Kellermann, Henry Koster, Reinhart Steinbicker
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Hartmann | Mac Allen |
| Attila Hörbiger | Hobby |
| Olly von Flint | Mary Allen |
| Otto Wernicke | Bärmann |
| Gustaf Gründgens | Mr. Woolf - Tunnel Syndicate Director / Mr. Woolf |
| Max Weydner | Mr. Lloyd - Financier / Mr. Lloyd |
| Elga Brink | Ethel Lloyd |
| Richard Ryen | Gordon |
| Georg Henrich | Vandrstyfft |
| Max Schreck | Chesterfield |
| Magda Lena | Miss Brown |
| Will Dohm | Brooce |
| Ferdinand Marian | The Agitator / Agitator |
| Josef Eichheim | Harris - Journalist / Harris |
| Günther Vogdt | Worker |
| Erna Fentsch | Dame |
| Beppo Brem | Worker |
| Otto Brüggemann | Worker |
| Friedrich Ulmer | (as Fritz Ulmer) / Worker |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ernst Garden | Producer |
