The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Pelham) (1974)

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Directed by

Joseph Sargent

Starring (View all)

Walter Matthau
Police Lt. Zachary Garber

Robert Shaw
Bernard Ryder aka Blue

Martin Balsam
Harold Longman aka Green

Hector Elizondo
Giuseppe Benvenuto aka Grey

Earl Hindman
George Steever aka Brown

James Broderick
Denny Doyle - Train Conductor

Dick O'Neill
Frank Correll

Lee Wallace
Al - the Mayor of New York City

Written by

JOHN GODEY
(novel)

Peter Stone
(screenplay)

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A touchstone in the action genre...

9 years, 1 month ago at Mar 3 14:28

PvtCaboose91

4 votes

"Now, then, ladies and gentlemen, do you see this gun? It fires 750 rounds of 9-millimeter ammunition per minute. In other words, if all of you simultaneously were to rush me, not a single one of you would get any closer than you are right now. I do hope I've made myself understood."

The type of gritty, ruthless thriller that could only emerge during the '70s, Joseph Sargent's class... read more

Kill One Passenger A Minute Until...

10 years, 4 months ago at Dec 19 16:45

AjaxGanz

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One of those super cool movies from yesterday. Matthau and Shaw are perfectly matched as adversaries who never see each other face to face until the final chapter. Movies like this aren't being made anymore. With it's sharp humor, snappy dialog and gritty action one can understand the influence this flick would have on future film makers like Quentin Tarantino.

Entertaining action/thriller

8 years, 9 months ago at Jul 17 19:42

Kristian

4 votes

A remake has come in 2009, with John Travolta & Denzel Washinton, with about the same name. Before I'm gonna see the new version, I made sure I watched the old version, in case it's better, which older version of films (example: The Day the Earth Stood Still) usally am.

The movie got a great set of atmosphere, especially when you think of how they hijacked the train, why they do it ... read more

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Four ruthless gunmen take over a New York City subway and hold the passengers for ransom. They threaten to shoot one each minute until a million dollar ransom is fully paid.

Release date: 14 November 1974
UPC: 027616837523

Tags: Thriller (6), 1974 (6), Action (5), Drama (5), Crime (5), 1970s (4), Subway (4), Train (3), Mayor (3), New York City (3), Tunnel (3), Control Center (2), New York (2), Walter Matthau (2), Suicide (2), Murder (2), Undercover (2), Runaway Train (1), Sneeze (1), Detective (1)

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" One of the first terrorists-hijack-something movies and it is also one of the more realistic films in it's genre. It has a good premise and the getaway plan is pretty reasonable. Walter Matthau is solid in a "tougher" role for him. It is better than it's glossier remake even if some tension is lost when the film use supporting actors that are most known for their comedic timing and it doesn't help there are scenes with a laughable unlikable mayor. "

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" 1974 Directed By Joseph Sargent Starring Walter Matthau / Robert Shaw / Martin Balsam and featuring Hector Elizondo as Giuseppe Benvenuto aka grey My Rating : 3.5 for Very Good My imbd Pleasure Meter : 4.0/5.0 Stars "