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Released January 1st, 1997, 'Riding the Rails' stars Richard Thomas The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 12 min, and received a user score of 55 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 9 respected users.
Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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 nowelderly survivors of the rails Forced to travel more by economic necessity than the spirit of adventure the films subjects dispel romantic myths of a hobo existence and its corresponding veneer of freedom Riding the Rails recounts the hoboes trade secrets for survival and accounts of dank miseries loneliness imprisonment death and dispossession Sixty years later the filmmakers transport their subjects back to the tracks where the surging impact of sound and movement resuscitates memories of a shattered adolescence and devastating rite of passage"
'Riding the Rails' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video .
'Riding the Rails' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on January 1st, 1997
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
February 25th, 2003
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