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Synopsis
Stations of the Elevated (1981) is a 45-minute city symphony directed, produced and edited by Manfred Kirchheimer. Shot on lush 16mm color reversal stock, the film weaves together vivid images of graffiti- covered elevated subway trains crisscrossing the gritty urban landscape of 1970s New York, to a commentary-free soundtrack that combines ambient city noise with jazz and gospel by Charles Mingus and Aretha Franklin. Gliding through the South Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan – making a rural detour past a correctional facility upstate – Stations of the Elevated is an impressionistic portrait of and tribute to a New York that has long since disappeared.
- Released
- 1981
- Runtime
- 46 minutes
- Genres
- documentary
Where to watch
United StatesTubi
Full movie
Last checked Oct 14, 2026
Available until Dec 31, 2030, 23:59 UTC
Subtitles: eng
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Cast & crew
Director
Manfred Kirchheimer
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