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Pages in category "Films set on the New York City Subway" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The list is sorted by the year the film was released.
Films set on the New York City Subway (26 P) Pages in category "Films set in New York City" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,418 total.
The New York City Subway has been featured prominently in many films. One of the subway's first color appearances is the 1949 musical On the Town, shot on location. One of the characters takes a fancy to "Miss Turnstiles", a "typical rider" whose picture appears in many different poses on advertising placards. [19]
The New York City Transit Authority denied permission to film on its property, including background shots, but the filmmakers shot them anyway. In order to get the necessary footage, cinematographer Gerald Hirschfeld and his son rode the subway and surreptitiously shot the moving background with a camera hidden in a cardboard box. [ 3 ]
Films set on the New York City Subway (26 P) Pages in category "Works set on the New York City Subway" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
In New York City, four men wearing similar disguises and carrying concealed weapons board the same downtown 6 train, "Pelham 1-2-3", at different stations.Using the codenames Mr. Blue, Mr. Green, Mr. Grey and Mr. Brown, they take 18 people, including the conductor and an undercover police officer, hostage in the front car.
Off the Rails: The Darius McCollum Story is a 2016 American documentary film about Darius McCollum, a man with Asperger's syndrome who was jailed 32 times for impersonating New York City bus drivers and subway conductors and driving their routes. The film was written, directed and produced by Adam Irving.