The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (1974)

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Directed by

Joseph Sargent

Starring (View all)

Walter Matthau
Lt. Garber

Robert Shaw
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Martin Balsam
Green

Hector Elizondo
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Earl Hindman
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James Broderick
Denny Doyle

Dick O'Neill
Correll

Lee Wallace
The Mayor

Written by

JOHN GODEY
(novel)

Peter Stone
(screenplay)

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A touchstone in the action genre...

13 years, 2 months 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...

14 years, 5 months ago at Dec 19 16:45

AjaxGanz

4 votes

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

12 years, 10 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 (7), Action (6), Crime (6), Drama (5), 1970s (5), Train (5), Subway (5), 1974 (5), New York City (4), Tunnel (4), Mayor (4), Undercover (3), Murder (3), Suicide (3), Control Center (3), New York (2), Heist (2), English (2), Detective (2), Gangster (2)

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"15.2. Kliinisen tehokas herrasmiesjoukko kaappaa metrojunan ja vaatii miljoonalunnaita tai panttivankeja alkaa kupsahtaa. Epäusko siitä, että tällaista voi ylipäänsä tapahtua, häiritsee jonkin verran pelastustoimia, mutta suurin vaara panttivankien hengelle löytyy metroa pyörittävän firman toksisesta työkulttuurista, jossa miehet eivät kuuntele mitään saatanan paskaa joltain pikkunilkeiltä. The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 on samanaikaisesti sekä hemmetin toimiva jännäri että i"

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