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24/10/1972 Drama, TV Movie, Action 1h 13m
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A subway ride. A sudden earthquake. And now, disaster and death stand between seven strangers and a...

Overview

Eight people have to find their way out of a New York subway after being trapped following an earthquake.

  1. Barry Shear

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. James Brolin

    Tom Phelan

  2. Don Mitchell

    Alvin

  3. James McEachin

    Ed

  4. Abbey Lincoln

    Dorella

  5. Brooke Bundy

    Joanne

  6. Lázaro Pérez

    Jax

  7. Suzanne Charny

    Sylvia

  8. Laurette Spang

    Sandy

  9. Franklin Cover

    Conductor

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-07-30
A forgotten disaster flick; and one of the first of the 70s

RELEASED TO TV IN 1972 and directed by Barry Shear, "Short Walk to Daylight" chronicles events when eight people struggle to make it out of the dark tunnels of the New York subway system after an apparent earthquake.

Although “Airport” (1970) is considered the first ‘disaster film’ of the 70s, it was “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972) that drove the craze home and honed the genre, leading to movies like “Earthquake” (1974), “The Towering Inferno” (1974), “Rollercoaster” (1977) and “Meteor” (1979). “Sh...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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