Underplayed Gems

Orchard Street (1955)

Orchard Street poster
Directed by
Ken Jacobs
Genre
documentary film, experimental film
Country
United States
Runtime
27 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A silent black and white film shows people going about their day on a busy New York City street in the 1950s. It captures ordinary moments of city life.

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What happens

Orchard Street is a 1955 silent short film directed by Ken Jacobs. The film depicts everyday street life on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the mid-1950s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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