Eight people are trapped in a New York City subway after an earthquake, and try to find their way out.Eight people are trapped in a New York City subway after an earthquake, and try to find their way out.Eight people are trapped in a New York City subway after an earthquake, and try to find their way out.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 nominations total
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Lázaro Pérez
- Jax
- (as Lazaro Perez)
Paul Cavonis
- Rick Niels
- (uncredited)
Stanley Kamel
- Ernie Delion
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAll station scenes were filmed at the IND Court St. station in Brooklyn, which as of 1976 houses the New York Transit Museum.
- GoofsWe see Jax and Sandy pan-handling with a guitar case. When they have to crawl through the gap in the rubble, neither character has the guitar case with them, yet minutes later when everyone is in the station, they have the case again.
- Alternate versionsA syndicated release of the movie added a plot about a radical group planting bombs to explain the disaster.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Daylight (1996)
Featured review
A rare gem!
I recently got a copy of this movie through e-bay as these '70's TV movies are almost all forgotten and rarely run on late night TV anymore. I'm hoping somebody has a Nostaglic '70/'80's movie station coming soon because "Short Walk to Daylight" should be at the top of the list. The movie, given the time era it was made (1972) is actually very good and I felt the actors gave a good performance. Brooke Bundy may have gone a little over the top with her crying but she wasn't bad. The characters are all strangers waiting for a subway on an early Sunday morning and by the end of the movie have bonded together in a time of crisis.An earthquake strikes New York City leading to the disaster of the subway crashing and coming off the tracks. It seems realistic as this movie was made at a time when we didn't have computers to enhance the disaster. The walls come crumbling down, the earthquake has after-shocks and it makes for all the suspense these TV movies tried to generate. Some survive, some don't, typical of a disaster movie.There's some good elements of suspense along the way. Just when you think they're going to get out of the tunnel, they run into another obstacle. James Brolin was pretty popular at the time doing "Marcus Welby" and plays a hard-edged, NYC cop. I wouldn't want to spoil the ending but this movie is worth a look and given the length (90 minutes)it will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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- PaulJ7460
- Sep 30, 2005
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- Also known as
- Tåg 444 saknas...
- Filming locations
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(opening scenes on subway platform)
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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