The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Poster

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

R 10/02/1974 Crime, Thriller, Action 1h 44m
75%
User
Score
7.6/10
98%
68/100

We are going to kill one passenger a minute until New York City pays us 1 million dollars.

Overview

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?

Peter Stone

Screenplay

Joseph Sargent

Director

Top Billed Cast

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Lt. Garber

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Blue

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Green

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

Grey

Earl Hindman

Earl Hindman

Brown

James Broderick

James Broderick

Denny Doyle

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

Correll

Lee Wallace

Lee Wallace

The Mayor

Tom Pedi

Tom Pedi

Caz Dolowicz

Full Cast & Crew →

Media

Original Trailer

Original Trailer

Out Of Time

Out Of Time

The Passengers Learn They're Captives

The Passengers Learn They're Captives

Command Center Calling

Command Center Calling

Hijacking the Train

Hijacking the Train

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

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Poster
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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on January 18, 2024

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 Matth...

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