Two members of a crew of "sandhogs", men who work on an underwater tunnel project, battle each other over the same woman and a rival team of sandhogs to see who will finish their half of the tunnel first, with the winning team getting more money and guaranteed future work..
Is it worth your time? Look, if you dig movies about guys who are constantly covered in muck and shouting over the sound of heavy machinery, Under Pressure is basically your holy grail. It’s a total time capsule of 1930s industrial grit. If you need clean lines, subtle character arcs, or a plot that isn't essentially a...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? Look, if you dig movies about guys who are constantly covered in muck and shouting over the sound of heavy machinery, Under Pressure is basically your holy grail. It’s a total time capsule of 1930s industrial grit. If you need clean lines, subtle character arcs, or a plot that isn't essentially a soap opera set in a pipe, you’re probably gonna hate it. It’s not exactly deep, but man, it feels real. There is this one scene where they are arguing about tunnel progress, and ..."
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Noel Pierce, Billy Wilder, Jack Kirkland, Borden Chase, Lester Cole, Finley Peter Dunne, Howard Irving Young, Philip Dunne, Edward Doherty
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