Trains

1976 | 15 minutes | 7.0 ★ (1)

Trains
  • Overview

    After shooting more short films and documentaries, Deschanel wrote, directed and shot Trains, a short film that won the Silver Bear at the 1976 Berlin Film Festival. Trains is an exquisitely filmed short format documentary on passenger trains throughout the course of one day.

  • Release Date

    14 February 1976

  • DirectingCaleb Deschanel
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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