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Short Walk to Daylight

Genres
Drama
TV Movie
Action
Rating
6.7
Status
Released
Release Date1972-10-24
Runtime73 min
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
IMDbView on IMDb

Overview

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

Keywords
escape
subway
earthquake
trapped
racial tension
disaster movie

Cast & Crew

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James Brolin

as Tom Phelan

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Don Mitchell

as Alvin

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James McEachin

as Ed

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Abbey Lincoln

as Dorella

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Brooke Bundy

as Joanne

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Lázaro Pérez

as Jax

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Suzanne Charny

as Sylvia

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Laurette Spang

as Sandy

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Franklin Cover

as Conductor

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Paul Cavonis

as Rick Niels (uncredited)

Reviews

1
W

Wuchak

Jul 30, 2018

7/10

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’ …

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