One-Way Ticket

One-Way Ticket (1983)

December 31st, 19830h 30min

Documentary
47%

Overview

Documentary about how the arrival of the railway industry impacted Puerto Rican culture economically, socially, and humanistically during the first half of the 20th century. It includes photos by Jack Delano, among others, and scenarios to reconstruct the experience of what could have been the last trip made by train from San Juan to Ponce in 1953.


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