Film
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
We are going to kill one passenger a minute until New York City pays us 1 million dollars.
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller· Directed by Joseph Sargent· 105 min
Overview
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.
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- Before this train reaches the next station it will become the scene of the most spectacular hijack ever attempted
- Everyone read it. Now you can live it.
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- No other hijack was ever like his
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- 1:23pm. Grand Central Station, New York. A packed commuter train is hijacked. A ransom is set - at one million dollars. The subway is a closed system. For the four hijackers, surely there is no way out. But they have a deadly plan...
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Connections
Top billing
- Walter Matthau as Lieutenant Garber
- Robert Shaw as Blue
- Martin Balsam as Green
- Héctor Elizondo as Grey
- Earl Hindman as Brown