The Tunnel (1933 French-language film)

The Tunnel
A poster advertising the film
Directed by	Curtis Bernhardt
Written by	Bernhard Kellermann (novel) Reinhart Steinbicker Alexandre Arnoux Curtis Bernhardt
Starring	Jean Gabin Madeleine Renaud Robert Le Vigan Edmond Van Daële
Music by	Walter Gronostay
Cinematography	Carl Hoffmann
Edited by	Rudi Fehr
Production company	Bavaria Film Vandor Film
Distributed by	Ciné France Films
Release date	15 December 1933
Running time	72 minutes
Country	France Germany
Language	French

The Tunnel (French:Le tunnel) is a 1933 French-German science fiction film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Jean Gabin, Madeleine Renaud and Robert Le Vigan. It was the French language version of the German film The Tunnel, with a different cast and some changes to the plot. Both were followed in 1935 by an English version. Such Multiple-language versions were common in the years immediately following the introduction of sound, before the practice of dubbing had come to dominate international releases. Germany and France made a significant number of films together at this time.

The film 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. The film's Jewish director Bernhardt had fled Germany following the Nazi takeover, but returned briefly to shoot exterior scenes after being granted special permission by the German government.