---
title: 'The Tunnel (1933)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Curtis Bernhardt'
released: '1933-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-tunnel-1933'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024703/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Tunnel (1933)

1933 · 81 min · Science Fiction · Germany, France

Original title: Der Tunnel

## Synopsis

The 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Curtis Bernhardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-bernhardt)
- **Screenplay:** [Curtis Bernhardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-bernhardt), [Reinhart Steinbicker](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhart-steinbicker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Walter Gronostay](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-gronostay)
- **Producer:** [Ernst Garden](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-garden)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carl Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-hoffmann)
- **Editor:** [Gottlieb Madl](https://cinepixo.com/people/gottlieb-madl)

## Cast

- [Paul Hartmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-hartmann)
- [Attila Hörbiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/attila-horbiger)
- [Friedrich Ulmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-ulmer)
- [Gustaf Gründgens](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustaf-grundgens)
- [Beppo Brem](https://cinepixo.com/people/beppo-brem)
- [Elga Brink](https://cinepixo.com/people/elga-brink)
- [Olly von Flint](https://cinepixo.com/people/olly-von-flint)
- [Will Dohm](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-dohm)
- [Josef Eichheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-eichheim)
- [Otto Wernicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-wernicke)
- [Max Schreck](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-schreck)
- [Erna Fentsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/erna-fentsch)
- [Ferdinand Marian](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdinand-marian)

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