Taken for a Ride (1996)

Directed by

Jim Klein

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

52 min

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the decline of streetcar systems in American cities in the early 20th century. It argues that a conspiracy among automobile and oil companies deliberately dismantled public transit. The film presents historical evidence and interviews to support this claim.

investigativeretrospectiveinformativesoberdenseurgentnostalgic

What happens

Taken for a Ride is a documentary film by Martha Olson and Jim Klein about the Great American Streetcar Scandal. The 55-minute film was first broadcast on August 6, 1996 on the PBS television series POV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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