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The Taking of Pelham One Two …

  • 7.6 /10

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  • 98%

Plot

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?

Cast

Walter Matthau as Lt. Garber
Walter Matthau

as Lt. Garber

Robert Shaw as Blue
Robert Shaw

as Blue

Martin Balsam as Green
Martin Balsam

as Green

Earl Hindman as Brown
Earl Hindman

as Brown

James Broderick as Denny Doyle
James Broderick

as Denny Doyle

Dick O'Neill as Correll
Dick O'Neill

as Correll

Lee Wallace as The Mayor
Lee Wallace

as The Mayor

Tom Pedi as Caz Dolowicz
Tom Pedi

as Caz Dolowicz

Beatrice Winde as Mrs. Jenkins
Beatrice Winde

as Mrs. Jenkins

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 2, 1974

Production Companies

  • Palomar Pictures International

  • Palladium Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.73 hrs

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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 minut…