Human Monsters, Genre Hybrids
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.
Directed by Joseph Sargent
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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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- Director
- Joseph Sargent
- Written by
- John Godey, Peter Stone
- Produced by
- Edgar J. Scherick, Gabriel Katzka
- Composer
- David Shire
- Cinematographer
- Owen Roizman
- Editors
- Gerald B. Greenberg, Robert Q. Lovett
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- The Mastermind, Underground Hi-jack
- TMDB
- 7.5/10 (627 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 98% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 68/100
- IMDb
- 7.6/10 (40,725 votes)
Released October 2, 1974
Cast
Walter Matthau
Lt. Garber
Robert Shaw
Blue
Martin Balsam
Green
Héctor Elizondo
Grey
Earl Hindman
Brown
James Broderick
Denny Doyle
Dick O'Neill
Correll
Lee Wallace
The Mayor
Tom Pedi
Caz Dolowicz
Jerry Stiller
Lt. Rico Patrone
Beatrice Winde
Mrs. Jenkins
Nathan George
Ptl. James
Rudy Bond
Police Commissioner
Kenneth McMillan
Borough Commander
Doris Roberts
Mayor's Wife
Julius Harris
Inspector Daniels
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Cynthia Belgrave
The Maid
Anna Berger
The Mother
