The City Beneath Our Feet


60m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Documentary about the labyrinth of wires, drains, conduits and pipes that power our homes, provide water to our faucets and allow us to communicate with friends and family. The program reveals how workers have created the world below us using everything from pick-axes to expensive tunneling equipmen

Film Details

Also Known As
City Beneath Our Feet, Modern Marvels (01/10/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Actuality Productions; Hearst Entertainment & Syndication

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

Documentary about the labyrinth of wires, drains, conduits and pipes that power our homes, provide water to our faucets and allow us to communicate with friends and family. The program reveals how workers have created the world below us using everything from pick-axes to expensive tunneling equipment, the pitfalls and perils of working underground and how modern subterranean workers, known as "sandhogs," get the job done today.

Film Details

Also Known As
City Beneath Our Feet, Modern Marvels (01/10/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Actuality Productions; Hearst Entertainment & Syndication

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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