Short Walk to Daylight (1972)
Directed by Barry Shear
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Disaster Film |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
A Short Walk to Daylight was one of the first TV movies to exploit the popularity of the theatrical feature The Poseidon Adventure (72). Eight people are trapped in a New York subway when an Earthquake rocks the surface. In darkness, the all-TV cast struggles to make its way to the upperworld. The tie-in with Poseidon was solidified by the print ads for this film, which showed the cast members sloshing about in a flooded subway tunnel. A Short Walk to Daylight was partially filmed on location in the Big Apple.
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earthquake, subway, trapped
