Tunnels: Digging In
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary that examines the most dangerous branch of engineering -- the building of tunnels. The history of tunnel building is strewn with the bodies of workers who perished from drowning, disease or decompression, and while modern tools have made work a bit safer, nothing can remove all of the da
Cast & Crew
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Kurt Sayenga
Director
James Brolin
Narrator
Neil Phillips
Martha Adams
Producer
Jim Ball
Other
Lillian Benson
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Buildings, Bridges & Tunnels (03/06/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary that examines the most dangerous branch of engineering -- the building of tunnels. The history of tunnel building is strewn with the bodies of workers who perished from drowning, disease or decompression, and while modern tools have made work a bit safer, nothing can remove all of the danger. In the 1970s and '80s, 33 men died constructing the longest underwater passageway on the planet, the 33.5 mile-long Seikan Tunnel (7.5 miles longer than the Channel Tunnel). The program explains how Japanese engineers and miners accomplished the Seikan's 24-year-long dig, taking viewers on a tour deep inside the Seikan's eerie maze of underwater tubes.
Director
Kurt Sayenga
Director
Crew
Martha Adams
Producer
Jim Ball
Other
Lillian Benson
Editor
Brendan Canty
Music
Monika Cebulla
Production Assistant
Stephen Cocklin
Cinematographer
Gaynelle Evans
Executive Producer
F Patrick Frenck
Sound
Lisa Gannon
Archival Footage
Elisabeth Hartjens
Archival Footage
Jonathan Ingalis
Production Assistant
Miho Kometani
Field Producer
Kendall Lamontagne
Associate Producer
Carl Mckay
On-Line Editor
Mickey Mckenzie
Production Manager
Gino Panaro
Other
Kurt Rauf
Cinematographer
Erich Roland
Cinematographer
Kurt Sayenga
Producer
Kurt Sayenga
Writer
Bob Schuck
Sound
Libby Spears
Production Assistant
Kimberly Sproul
Unit Manager
J T Takagi
Sound
Aleksandar Teodorovic
Assistant Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Buildings, Bridges & Tunnels (03/06/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
