The Tunnel Under the World (film)

The Tunnel Under the World (original Italian title Il tunnel sotto il mondo) is a 1969 low-budget Italian science-fiction film directed and edited by Luigi Cozzi inspired by Frederik Pohl's novella of the same name. The screenplay was written by Tito Monego and Alfredo Castelli, best known as the creator of the comic book series Martin Mystère.

The Tunnel under the World
Italian film poster
Ital:Il Tunnel Sotto il Mondo
Directed byLuigi Cozzi
Screenplay byAlfredo Castelli
Tito Monego
Story byFrederik Pohl
Based onThe Tunnel under the World
by Frederik Pohl
Starring
  • Alberto Moro
  • Bruno Salviero
  • Anna Mantovani
  • Lello Maraniello
  • Gretel Fehr
CinematographyPiergiorgio Pozzi
Edited byLuigi Cozzi
Music byClaudio Calzolari
Production
company
Idea Film
Distributed byIdea Film
Release date
  • 1969 (1969) (Trieste Festival Internazionale del Film di Fantascienza)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

It was the directorial debut of a 21-year-old Luigi Cozzi. It began as a film school project and eventually wound up becoming a full-length feature film. Cozzi's work on this film brought him to the attention of famed horror film director Dario Argento and jump-started his career.

Cast

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  • Alberto Moro
  • Bruno Salviero
  • Anna Mantovani
  • Lello Maraniello
  • Gretel Fehr
  • Isabel Karalson
  • Pietro Rosati
  • Ivana Monti
  • Luigi Cozzi

Reception

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It was shown at the Trieste Festival Internazionale del Film di Fantascienza in 1969. Apparently it is not available on dvd.

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