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Auction History Result 1k278 TUNNEL linen Danish '33 Curtis Bernhardt's Der Tunnel, art of riot in transatlantic tunnel! Date Sold 2/23/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Danish Movie Poster (measures 24" x 33 1/2") (Learn More) Der Tunnel (released in English-speaking countries as "The Tunnel"), the 1933 Curtis Bernhardt French/German science fiction (sci-fi) fantasy crime action thriller (about a group of scientists attempting to create a tunnel that runs under the Atlantic Ocean, all the way from Europe to the United States, and people who try to sabotage it) starring Paul Harmann, Gustaf Grundgens, Olly von Flint, Attila Horbiger, and Otto Wernicke. Note that there had been a 1915 version of this movie, and I do not know if it exists. In 1935, this movie was remade in England as "The Tunnel" and released in the U.S. as "Transatlantic Tunnel". Finally, note that this French/German co-production was made in both the German language and also was simultaneously released in a French version as "Le Tunnel". Note that this is a "forbidden" movie. This refers to around 60 movies that were made in Germany between 1933 and 1945, during the time the Nazis were in power in Germany. These movies are considered to be propaganda movies, which glorify the Nazi regime and their ideals. Immediately after World War II, a list of over 100 movies that were made between 1933 and 1945 was created, and those movies were not allowed to be shown at any time in Germany or Austria. Over the next decade, around 60 of those movies (including this one) were taken off the list so that they are allowed to be shown (but rarely are), and those movies are known as "forbidden movies", because even though they can now be shown, they could not be shown at all in the years right after World War II. The remaining 40 or so movies are known as "conditional" movies, because they are still not allowed to be shown in Germany or Austria, even in the present day, with the sole exception being when they are shown in an educational context, like at a university, and a speaker talks before and after the movie. All of the "forbidden" movies and "conditional" movies glorify Nazism in some respect, or they were created by directors or featured actors who were prominently associated with the Nazi party. Note that it is somewhat odd that this movie is on the "forbidden" list, but it seems to have been included because the workers in the movie are told that "work is honor", and that the state is more important than the individual, and those kind of sentiments had been preached in Nazi Germany. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: very good. The poster was glued onto a thin linen (probably either in the 1930s or not long after). There are some pinholes in the corners and paper loss in the top of the left and right blank borders. There are a few brown water stains down the right edge and in the top blank border. If I owned this wonderful poster, I would surely have it removed from the old linen and properly backed, after which it will look fantastic, and it will require almost no restoration anywhere in the image. Learn More about condition grades 
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