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 1955 short story of the same name.^[1] The screenplay was written by Tito Monego and Alfredo Castelli, best known as the creator of the comic book series Martin Mystère.

Directed byLuigi Cozzi

Screenplay byAlfredo Castelli
Tito Monego

Story byFrederik Pohl

Based on

"The Tunnel under the World"
by Frederik Pohl

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The Tunnel under the World
Italian film poster
Ital:Il Tunnel Sotto il Mondo
Directed by	Luigi Cozzi
Screenplay by	Alfredo Castelli Tito Monego
Story by	Frederik Pohl
Based on	"The Tunnel under the World" by Frederik Pohl
Starring	Alberto Moro Bruno Salviero Anna Mantovani Lello Maraniello Gretel Fehr
Cinematography	Piergiorgio Pozzi
Edited by	Luigi Cozzi
Music by	Claudio Calzolari
Production company	Idea Film
Distributed by	Idea Film
Release date	1969 (1969) (Trieste Festival Internazionale del Film di Fantascienza)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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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.