A Short Walk to Daylight

• Director: Barry Shear
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Disaster Film
• Release Year: 1972
• Country: US
• Run Time: 73 minutes

Plot

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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

James Brolin - Tom Phelan; Brooke Bundy - Joanne; Stanley Kamel - Ernie Delion; Abbey Lincoln - Dorella; James McEachin - Ed; Don Mitchell - Alvin; Lazaro Perez - Jax; Laurette Spang - Sandy; Suzanne Charney - Sylvia

Credit

Barry Shear - Director, Patrick Williams - Composer (Music Score), Edward R. Brown - Cinematographer, Terry K. Meade - Cinematographer, Edward J. Montagne Jr. - Producer, Harry Tatelman - Producer, Philip Reisman, Jr. - Screenwriter

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