Riding the Rails

About Riding the Rails

Riding the Rails offers a visionary perspective on the presumed romanticism of the road and cautionary legacy of the Great Depression. The filmmakers relay the experiences and painful recollections of these now-elderly survivors of the rails.

Riding the Rails (1997) is a documentary film directed by Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys. Richard Thomas plays Narrator.

Released in January 1997, it runs 72 minutes.

Shelv files it under great depression, riding the rail, and 1930s. American members can watch it on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel.

The Green Mile, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and King Kong make useful companions to Riding the Rails.