The Tunnel

The Tunnel

1966 · 98 min · ★ 5.0 · War

Romania, 1944. Six intelligence agents, Russians and Romanians, at the cost of their own lives, prevented the Nazis from destroying a strategically important object — a tunnel on the path of the Soviet Army.

Directed by Francisc Munteanu · Written by Francisc Munteanu

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