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's novella of the same name. The screenplay was written by Tito Monego and

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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

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and jump-started his career.

Cast

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

Reception

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

References

External links

''Tunnel Under the World ''
at the

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1969 films 1960s science fiction films Italian science fiction films 1960s Italian-language films Films based on science fiction works Films directed by Luigi Cozzi 1960s Italian films {{1960s-sf-film-stub