The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
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Joseph Sargent
Nancy Hopton
Michael Haley
Peter R. Scoppa
Sal Scoppa Jr.
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Robert Shaw is great in this tensely presented heist thriller with a difference. Allied with Martin Balsam's "Green", Hector Elizondo as "Grey" and Earl Hindman's "Brown" they meticulously hijack a subway train and hold the city to ransom for $1 million. It falls to grizzled transit cop "Garber" (Walter Matthau) to try and second-guess their plans before they start killing one passenger per minute! What adds suspence to this mystery is their potential escape route? Stuck in well mapped and monitored tunnels fifty food beneath street level, how are they planning on getting their loot to Cuba? Joesph Sargent gets loads from an established cast of players here who develop the sense of peril and excitement well - especially the master of less-is-more that is Robert Shaw. It's good to see Matthau demonstrate he's not just about whacky comedy and as the plot reaches it's duplicitous, nerve-wracking denouement with even some space for a delicious irony at the end. The photography captures well the dark and claustrophobically dingy subterranean environment as well as the increasingly frenetic command centre where "Garber" is being wound up by track manager "Correll" (Dick O'Neill) whilst facing increasingly pressure from the hapless mayor (Lee Wallace). Pay them or have your electorate slaughtered? What would you do...?
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The directors of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three are Joseph Sargent, Nancy Hopton, Michael Haley, Peter R. Scoppa, and Sal Scoppa Jr..
The cast of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three includes Bill Cobbs as Man on Platform, Robert Shaw as Blue, Julius Harris as Inspector Daniels, Joe Seneca as Police Sergeant, Walter Matthau as Lt. Garber, Martin Balsam as Green, Héctor Elizondo as Grey, Earl Hindman as Brown, James Broderick as Denny Doyle, Dick O'Neill as Correll, Lee Wallace as The Mayor, Tom Pedi as Caz Dolowicz, and more.
The duration of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is 1h 44 mins.
Yes. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Original Trailer. Watch them on this page.
You can watch The Taking of Pelham One Two Three on Apple TV Store (Rent), Amazon Video (Rent), and Apple TV Store (Buy). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three was released on 02 Oct 1974.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is listed under Crime, Thriller, and Action on Fanbiz.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Robert Shaw is great in this tensely presented heist thriller with a difference. Allied with Martin Balsam's "Green", Hector Elizondo as "Grey" and Earl Hindman's "Brown" they m..."
