Tunnelling the English Channel (1907)

Original title

Le Tunnel sous la manche ou Le cauchemar franco-anglais

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

fantasy film, silent film, adventure film

Country

France

Runtime

15 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In this short silent film, the British king and the French president both dream about building a tunnel under the English Channel. Their shared fantasy is a playful invention full of tricks and comic possibilities.

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What happens

Tunneling the English Channel (French: Le Tunnel sous la Manche ou le Cauchemar franco-anglais / Tunnel under the Channel, or the Franco-English Nightmare) is a 1907 silent trick film by pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès. The plot follows King Edward VII and President Armand Fallières dreaming of building a tunnel under the English Channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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