The Tunnel (1915)
- Original title
- Der Tunnel
- Directed by
- William Wauer
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, science fiction film
- Country
- German Empire
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This silent film is about the attempt to build a massive tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean to connect Europe and America. It follows the people involved in this huge engineering project.
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What happens
The Tunnel (German:Der Tunnel) is a 1915 German silent drama film directed by William Wauer and starring Friedrich Kayssler, Fritzi Massary and Hermann Vallentin. It is the first of several film adaptations of Bernhard Kellermann's 1913 novel The Tunnel about the construction of a vast tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean connecting Europe and America. The film was made by Paul Davidson's PAGU production company, with sets designed by art director Hermann Warm. It still survives, unlike many films from the era, and was restored in 2010. Despite the fact that it was a silent film, Adolf Hitler was reported to be affected by both the film and the novel, finding that the power of oratory could influence masses and change the course of human events. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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