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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Nov 14, 1974 · The Taking of Pelham One Two Three: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo. Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers.
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- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Joseph Sargent
- 1974-11-14
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Walter Matthau in "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three." 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 (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.
John Godey. Novel. Peter Stone. Screenplay. 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?
Breezy, thrilling, and quite funny, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three sees Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw pitted against each other in effortlessly high form. Read Critics Reviews
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- Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
- R
Oct 2, 2016 · On Oct. 2, 1974, the R-rated, 105-minute thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three debuted in theaters with a plot that was “perfect for the national obsession with disaster.”
