New York Subway (1905)
Directed by Billy Bitzer · 5 min · Documentary
2.2 TOPICAL score · #6,506 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track. Lighting is provided by a specially constructed work car on a parallel track. At the time of filming, the subway was only seven months old, having opened on October 27, 1904. The ride begins at 14th Street (Union Square) following the route of today's east side IRT, and ends at the old Grand Central Station, built by Cornelius Vanderbuilt in 1869. The Grand Central Station in use today was not completed until 1913.
New York Subway (1905, directed by Billy Bitzer) has a TOPICAL score of 2.2 - ranked 6,506 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 5.8/10 (43 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- AudienceTMDB 5.8/10 (43 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 2 languages · National Film Registry