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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.

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Release : 1905
Rating : 5.8
Studio : American Mutoscope & Biograph, 
Crew : Director of Photography,  Director, 
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Genre : Documentary

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Reviews

Colibel
2018/08/30

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

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ShangLuda
2018/08/30

Admirable film.

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Sexyloutak
2018/08/30

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Numerootno
2018/08/30

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

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Horst in Translation ([email protected])
2015/07/21

However, that is the only positive thing I can say about this documentary film from 110 years ago. It runs for 5 minutes, way too long and for over 4 minute we see only the back of a subway train in a tunnel. It's really boring. The ending then is the train arriving at its target location and we finally see something else, namely said station and also a whole lot of people. The film's director is G.W. Bitzer and it's probably a good thing that he wasn't really a prolific filmmaker. However, he was one of the most prolific cinematographers of all time. His credit list there looks almost never-ending. I just hope he did better there than he did when it comes to making films himself. Really weak effort here. Not recommended.

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Michael_Elliott
2011/08/17

New York Subway (1905) ** 1/2 (out of 4) When people think of G.W. Bitzer they think of him being the cinematographer for D.W. Griffith on his landmark pictures but before teaming up with the future legend, Bitzer made a career out of being a director. This 5-minute film is such an example. There's really not too much going on but we see footage being shot of a train as it goes through the tunnels and stopping at various points to pick up more people. Yes, that's all that happens for five-minutes but it's important to remember that movie crowds back in the day loved movies with trains. If you start watching these early pieces of cinema you're going to notice a lot of movies deal with trains in regards to story lines or simply showing how they work or move. For the most part this is a pretty dull short because we just keep seeing the same thing over and over for the entire running time. What makes the film worth viewing is that it gives us a great look at the train system back in 1905. Sure, Hollywood could re-create this today using CGI but why bother when you have the real thing right here on full display? I really enjoyed seeing the structure of the tunnels, the look of the train and of course the type of clothing that people were wearing back in the day. Fans of early cinema and those who just want to see 1905 should certainly check this out but others might want to stay clear. It's also worth noting that the cinematography is rather remarkable considering the era.

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MartinHafer
2011/08/12

This is one of 50 films presented on the DVD collection "Treasures from American Film Archives (2000)". It consists of mostly ephemeral films that somehow missed destruction over the years and which have been preserved by 18 different sources."New York Subway" is one of the earliest pieces of footage showing the New York subway. It's unusual in that the footage appears to have been taken from one train as it closely followed another through the tunnels--giving you a driver's view of the system. While it's far from exciting, the film has a definite historical value and was amazingly high-tech for its day. However, the camera is stationary on the train itself--with no panning or zoom shots, as they had not been in use yet in 1905. However, it's really hard to rate such a non-commercial film, so I will not vote on this one.

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JoeytheBrit
2009/09/27

The first impression you get from this film shot in the tunnels of the New York subway over 100 years ago is an overwhelming sense of claustrophobia. The walls of the tunnels through which the trains travel are only inches wider than the carriages in some places, and anybody with a fear of confined spaces would no doubt be discouraged from going anywhere near the underground if they watched this.As Snow Leopard has noted, it must have taken no small amount of resourcefulness on the part of Billy Bitzer to make this film. The lighting from the train that runs alongside the subject train casts an eerie glow that adds to the faintly unsettling atmosphere. The trains don't seem to travel very fast - although they might have been travelling slower than normal so that Bitzer could catch the action without too much jerking or vibration.

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