Short Walk to Daylight

“A subway ride. A sudden earthquake. And now, disaster and death stand between seven strangers and a...”

6.2(5)19721h 13m

DramaTV MovieAction

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

Director

Barry Shear

Cast

James Brolin

Tom Phelan

Don Mitchell

Alvin

James McEachin

Abbey Lincoln

Dorella

Brooke Bundy

Joanne

Lázaro Pérez

Jax

Suzanne Charny

Sylvia

Laurette Spang

Sandy

Franklin Cover

Conductor

Paul Cavonis

Rick Niels (uncredited)

Stanley Kamel

Ernie Delion (uncredited)

Reviews

1 review

Wuchak

7y ago

7.0

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’ of the 70s, it was “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972)...