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Transatlantic Tunnel

Original title: The Tunnel
  • 19351935
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
862
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Richard Dix in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
  • Drama
  • Sci-Fi
A team of international scientists and engineers attempts to build a tunnel under the ocean.A team of international scientists and engineers attempts to build a tunnel under the ocean.A team of international scientists and engineers attempts to build a tunnel under the ocean.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
862
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Maurice Elvey
  • Writers
    • Bernhard Kellermann(novel "Der Tunnel")
    • Curt Siodmak(screen story)
    • L. du Garde Peach(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Richard Dix
    • Leslie Banks
    • Madge Evans
Top credits
  • Director
    • Maurice Elvey
  • Writers
    • Bernhard Kellermann(novel "Der Tunnel")
    • Curt Siodmak(screen story)
    • L. du Garde Peach(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Richard Dix
    • Leslie Banks
    • Madge Evans
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Richard Dix in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Richard Dix in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Richard Dix and Madge Evans in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    George Arliss, Leslie Banks, Madge Evans, Henry Oscar, C. Aubrey Smith, Basil Sydney, and Helen Vinson in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Richard Dix and Madge Evans in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Richard Dix in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Richard Dix and Madge Evans in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Richard Dix in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Leslie Banks and Richard Dix in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Richard Dix and C. Aubrey Smith in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Richard Dix and Helen Vinson in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)

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    Richard Dix
    Richard Dix
    • Richard McAllan
    Leslie Banks
    Leslie Banks
    • Frederick 'Robbie' Robbins
    Madge Evans
    Madge Evans
    • Ruth McAllan
    Helen Vinson
    Helen Vinson
    • Varlia Lloyd
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • Lloyd
    Basil Sydney
    Basil Sydney
    • Mostyn
    Henry Oscar
    Henry Oscar
    • Grellier
    Hilda Trevelyan
    • Mary
    Cyril Raymond
    Cyril Raymond
    • Harriman
    Jimmy Hanley
    Jimmy Hanley
    • Geoffrey McAllan
    George Arliss
    George Arliss
    • Prime Minister of Great Britain
    • (as Mr. George Arliss)
    Walter Huston
    Walter Huston
    • President of the United States
    • (as Mr. Walter Huston)
    James Carew
    James Carew
    • Jim Barton
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Fitzpatrick
    • Geoffrey - As a young child
    • (uncredited)
    Jacqueline Giovanni
    • Young Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Helen Haye
    Helen Haye
    • Oil Magnate
    • (uncredited)
    Bryan Herbert
    • American Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Dennis Hoey
    Dennis Hoey
    • Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Maurice Elvey
    • Writers
      • Bernhard Kellermann(novel "Der Tunnel")
      • Curt Siodmak(screen story)
      • L. du Garde Peach(scenario) (dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      One of the plot elements that crops up in the movie is a volcanic area that the tunnelers run into about halfway across the Atlantic. This makes sense, as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a very active area. The neat part in relation to the movie is that while the existence of a "Ridge" on the seafloor was known at the time, it was not known that it was so active. It wasn't until the Heezen/Ewing/Tharp mapping of the ocean floor in the 1950s that people discovered that Seismic activity and "Seafloor Spreading" due to magma seepage were going on. That was about 20 years after the makers of the film surmised Magma pockets near the Mid-Atlantic.
    • Goofs
      Although the story takes place over a period of about twenty years, none of the principal players shows any sign of aging, despite all the ordeals encountered.
    • Quotes

      Richard 'Mack' McAllan: There are bigger things than money.

      Airways Magnate: We don't deal in 'em.

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the opening credits, a card comes up with "Gaumont-British Picture Corpn. Ltd. were fortunate in securing the services of Mr. George Arliss and Mr. Walter Huston for the parts of Prime Minister of Great Britain and President of the United States."
    • Connections
      Edited from Der Tunnel (1933)

    User reviews23

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    Top review
    8/10
    Story is about a construction project to build a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean from England to America
    I was 11 years old in 1935, and an avid movie goer. I was absolutely fascinated by the idea of digging a tunnel from England to America, no more unbelievable at that time, than building a tunnel under the Channel from England to France which was actually begun by Napoleon in 1802 and completed in the 1990's. It is now over 70 years since I saw the film and cannot remember much of the detail except that the lead actor was Richard Dix who if my memory serves me correctly was the chief engineer. I don't know why it is referred as science fiction as many movies over the years have to do with construction projects, and I saw it as a real happening. Perhaps towards the end of this century it may be accomplished.
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    • sheridanaj
    • Jan 30, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Tunnel
    • Production company
      • Gaumont British Picture Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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