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Der Tunnel

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1933 | 72 min | Science Fiction

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 12 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1933: an older pace and style.

The engineer MacAllan designs a tunnel, which will join America and Europe together on the seabed. A group of American billionaires are financing the gigantic project, but the construction of the tunnel is proving to be as tedious as it is dangerous. MacAllan's worst enemy is the speculator Woolf, who had embezzled the money for the construction and who is attempting to cover up his crime by carrying out acts of sabotage. Also filmed in 1933 in a French-language version, LE TUNNEL, and remade in 1935 in England as TRANSATLATIC TUNNEL.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Curtis Bernhardt

  • Paul HartmannMac Allen
  • Attila HörbigerHobby
  • Olly von FlintMary Allen
  • Otto WernickeBärmann
  • Gustaf GründgensMr. Woolf
  • Max WeydnerMr. Lloyd
  • Elga BrinkEthel Lloyd
  • Richard RyenGordon
  • Georg HenrichVandrstyfft
  • Max SchreckChesterfield