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Nov 14, 1974 · 99+ Photos. Action Crime Thriller. Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city's police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it's paid, how could they get away? Director. Joseph Sargent. Writers. John Godey. Peter Stone. Stars. Walter Matthau. Robert Shaw. Martin Balsam.
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- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Joseph Sargent
- 1974-11-14
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (also known as The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3) is a 1974 American crime drama film directed by Joseph Sargent, produced by Gabriel Katzka and Edgar J. Scherick, and starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, and Héctor Elizondo.
In New York City, a criminal gang led by the ruthless "Mr. Blue" (Robert Shaw) hijacks a subway car and threatens to start shooting one passenger per minute unless they receive a million dollars...
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- Joseph Sargent
- R
- Walter Matthau
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Dec 31, 2014 · The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (also known as The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3) is a 1974 American crime drama film [1] directed by Joseph Sargent, produced by Gabriel Katzka and Edgar J. Scherick, and starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, and Héctor Elizondo.
Reviews. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Roger Ebert October 02, 1974. Tweet. Walter Matthau in "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three." Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The notion sounds crazy to begin with. Four armed criminals hijack a subway train and hold 18 hostages.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1998 American television crime thriller film directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and starring Edward James Olmos. It is a television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Morton Freedgood (writing under the pseudonym John Godey), and is a remake of the 1974 film adaptation.
Right under everyone's noses, a determined gang of four colour-coded and armed-to-the-teeth criminals manage to take over New York City's Pelham 1-2-3 subway train. In a confined metro rail coach crammed with eighteen helpless passengers, the ruthless criminals threaten to start killing one hostage a minute, unless a massive one-million-dollar ...
