5.8
“A subway ride. A sudden earthquake. And now, disaster and death stand between seven strangers and a...”
Short Walk to Daylight (1972)
October 24, 19721h 13mEN
6.7
7 votes
Overview
Eight people have to find their way out of a New York subway after being trapped following an earthquake.
Director
Barry ShearTop Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Universal TelevisionAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
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Wuchak
7.0A 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). “Short Walk to Daylight” had a si…
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