Richard dix, leslie banks, madge evans, helen vinson, c. Transatlantic tunnel 1935 feature video dailymotion. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Aubrey smith, basil sydney, henry oscar, hilda trevelyan. Called the tunnel 1935, also known as transatlantic tunnel, was directed by maurice elvey, who had made high treason 1929, and scripted by clemence dane and l. Its the first film i can think of that hires a star actor for the cameo role of an anonymous president of the united states. A darkening time for europe was on the horizon with adolph hitlers rise to power in germany. Transatlantic tunnel 1935 drama, scifi movie on dvd. While constructing an underwater passageway between england and the u. Engineers richard mcallan and frederick robinson manage to get financial backing for a gigantic project to build a tunnel from england to america. Casual discussion about the channel tunnel built in 1940 that instead would take 60 years. Michael balcon 1935 this content is licensed under creative. Engineers richard mcallan and frederick robinson manage to get financial. Transatlantic tunnel 1935 view the tcmdb entry for transatlantic tunnel 1935.
No pinholes or tape and has never been hung or displayed. The tunnel style a 1935 single sided, decorative wall poster print. This dvd must go back though because the movie is so fuzzy and muddy it really destroys the pleasure of. The top movies of 1935 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members top movies list. Engineer mcallen richard dix finishes his pitch and waits as lloyd c. Radnja je smjestena u blisku buducnost, i prikazuje izgradnju monumentalnog podvodnog tunela koji bi trebao spojiti dvije.
Tunel, takoder poznat i pod naslovom a transatlantic tunnel sh. The characters in the movie hint at using the tunnel for uniting the english speaking people of the world. Transatlantic tunnel 1935 trailers and clips moviefone. Transatlantic tunnel, the drama of an engineering miracle below sea, at the roxy theatre. The frenchlanguage version, starring jean gabin and madeleine renaud, is available on dvd. As others point out, it is ahead of its time like things to come, i believe from the same studio. An engineer richard dix leads the building of a transatlantic tunnel linking britain and the united states.
Throughout the film, much is made about the fact that building a transatlantic tunnel remains a critical element in the pursuit of world peace which doesnt make much sense at all, until one contextualizes the movie within a global prewwii tableau. Jungsoo, an ordinary car dealer, is on his way home with a birthday cake for his daughter. Transatlantic tunnel 1935 transatlantic tunnel 1935. A team of international scientists and engineers attempts to build a tunnel under the ocean. Buy transatlantic tunnel movie posters from movie poster shop.
Filmen blev instrueret af maurice elvey og spillet af richard dix, leslie banks, madge evans, helen vinson, c. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The production value is remarkable which surprised me and a few scenes remain to this day aweinspiring the drill. Jean gabin heads the cast as twofisted engineer mac allen, whose sole ambition in life is to build a transatlantic tunnel from new york to europe. Du garde peach from siodmaks own adaptation of his german screenplay. Transatlantic tunnel 1935 drama, scifi movie on dvd ebay. The tunnel, also known as transatlantic tunnel in the united states, is a 1935 british science fiction film directed by maurice elvey and stars richard dix, leslie. Keeping one step ahead of the nazis, german director kurt curtis bernhardt fled to paris to film this frenchlanguage adaptation of bernard kellermans novel the tunnel. Curiously, the official reason for building the tunnel in the film was for the promotion of world peace. It takes him 15 years to achieve this goal, thanks to the crooked. Aubrey smith stanpedes his fellow investors, especially sinister grellier henry oscar in the tunnel, a. The paper size is approximately 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm.
It centers on an engineers vision to create a tunnel linking the us and england, and the toll that his increasing obsession to complete the task takes on his family. His biggest supporter is varlia lloyd, daughter of. Pictures are property of movie companies owner of the respective movies. I thought i had seen just about every significant sf movie worth seeing, then stumbled across this.
The 39 steps, in many ways, shows how much hitchcock improves as a filmmaker in mastering cinematic techniques. Top movies of 1935 list, best movies 1935 page 7 by. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Watch the tunnel full movie in hd visit an engineer richard dix leads the building of a transatlantic tunnel linkin. Gaumont british sent, transatlantic tunnel, from london. Transatlantic tunnel 1935 trailer video dailymotion. A print of the film was not even in the states until the week of the th of october, 1935. The lake and land tunnel which runs beneath chicago ave. See the article in its original context from october 28, 1935, page 0 buy reprints. Aubrey smith softens up his targets with beethoven, from the tunnel, a.
Gaumont british attempted to correct vandors oversight with a tunnel movie of their own in 1935, and despite expatriate screenwriter curt siodmaks. Sign in sign up login with facebook login with twitter. Based on the true story of the biggest underground escape attempt from east to west berlin, the tunnel is a cracking slice of oldfashioned, widescreen entertai. The tunnel is a film directed by maurice elvey with richard dix, leslie banks, madge evans, helen vinson, year. An overarching the tunnel 1935 film series should also exist to cover the linkages. Directed by kurt bernhardt and scripted by kurt siodmak. The challenges of building a 4000mile tunnel between the u.
There is an old muddy print which really detracts from the movie. Transatlantic tunnel is the englishlanguage version of the 1932 frenchgerman speculative drama the tunnel. This is a multiregion region 0all dvd, and should play on most dvd players in the world. Transatlantic tunnel movie posters from movie poster shop. Opening credits leading to a futuristic use of classical music, wherein investor lloyd c. Makes you suspect there never will be a transatlantic tunnel.
With richard dix, leslie banks, madge evans, helen vinson. Transatlantic tunnel 1935 classic horror film board. I loved to view this movie, even though i couldnt always follow the progress of the tunnel, i was fasinated with the style and taste of the english scenery, from the theatre in the room to the rose garden and tea for two blondes. Transatlantic tunnel 1935 trailers and clips an engineer richard dix leads the building of a transatlantic tunnel linking britain and the united states. Though it lacked much of the spectacle of the german version it it followed roughly the same story, the one. Mar 14, 20 the lake and land tunnel which runs beneath chicago ave, 1935, chicago. The condition of this item is brand new mint condition.
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