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Daybreak Express

  • 19531953
  • 5m
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7.5/10
1.2K
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Daybreak Express (1953)
  • Documentary
  • Short
  • Music
Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.
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  • Director
    • D.A. Pennebaker
  • Writer
    • D.A. Pennebaker
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  • Director
    • D.A. Pennebaker
  • Writer
    • D.A. Pennebaker
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    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Trivia
      This short documentary is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for The Horse's Mouth (1958), released in 2002.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cinema16: American Short Films (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Daybreak Experss
      Performed and written by Duke Ellington

    User reviews7

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    7/10
    Fast Paced, Entertaining, and Fun!
    It is a film at only 5 minutes in length, yes, but it is still a great piece of cinema, regardless!

    Documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker has made 2 of my all time favorite films, "Don't Look Back" and "Monterey Pop", which are both music documentaries. "Daybreak Express" can, arguably, be considered a music documentary, considering almost the entire film includes a soundtrack by Duke Ellington, which flows perfectly with the beautiful imagery of the sights and sounds of city life.

    It is an amazing short film, which contains tons of excellent imagery! I'd recommend it to most people, which is a type of recommendation that I've never really given to most experimental film. But, this short is fun and amusing enough to entertain most people, especially those with some minor-major interest in cinema.
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    • Sep 2, 2015

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      • 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
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      5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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