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Daybreak Express

Daybreak Express

19577.10h 5m

Overview

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.

Directed by D. A. Pennebaker
Written by D. A. Pennebaker
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Themes & Keywords

jazzshort film

About Daybreak Express

Daybreak Express is a documentary, music film released in 1957 exploring themes of jazz, short film. Directed by D. A. Pennebaker, 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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