Transatlantic Tunnel
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Starring Richard Dix, Walter Huston, C. Aubrey Smith, Leslie Banks. Screenplay by Curt Siodmak, Clemence Dane and L du Garde Peach, based on the novel by Bernard Kellerman. Special Effects by J. Whitehead and B. Guidobaldi. Produced by Michael Balcon. Directed by Maurice Elvey.
A visionary engineer sets out to link England and America by building a colassal tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean. This science fiction epic is actually a remake of THE TUNNEL, a German film made in 1933. When writer Curt Siodmak fled Germany, he brought the script to England where it was remade on an even larger scale than the original.
A Gaumont-British Production - Originally Released in 1935
aka THE TUNNEL - Running Time: 94 min. - b&w
Copyright 1935 (LP 9453), copyright renewed (RE 258-469)
