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CrimeThrillerAction

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

- We are going to kill one passenger a minute until New York City pays us 1 million dollars.

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?

Release Date : 1974-10-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Palomar Pictures InternationalPalladium Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The MastermindUnderground Hi-jack

Cast

Walter Matthau

Character Name : Lt. Garber

Original Name : Walter Matthau

Gender : Male

Robert Shaw

Character Name : Blue

Original Name : Robert Shaw

Gender : Male

Martin Balsam

Character Name : Green

Original Name : Martin Balsam

Gender : Male

Héctor Elizondo

Character Name : Grey

Original Name : Héctor Elizondo

Gender : Male

Earl Hindman

Character Name : Brown

Original Name : Earl Hindman

Gender : Male

James Broderick

Character Name : Denny Doyle

Original Name : James Broderick

Gender : Male

Dick O'Neill

Character Name : Correll

Original Name : Dick O'Neill

Gender : Male

Lee Wallace

Character Name : The Mayor

Original Name : Lee Wallace

Gender : Male

Tom Pedi

Character Name : Caz Dolowicz

Original Name : Tom Pedi

Gender : Male

Beatrice Winde

Character Name : Mrs. Jenkins

Original Name : Beatrice Winde

Gender : Female

Jerry Stiller

Character Name : Lt. Rico Patrone

Original Name : Jerry Stiller

Gender : Male

Nathan George

Character Name : Ptl. James

Original Name : Nathan George

Gender : Male

Rudy Bond

Character Name : Police Commissioner

Original Name : Rudy Bond

Gender : Male

Kenneth McMillan

Character Name : Borough Commander

Original Name : Kenneth McMillan

Gender : Male

Doris Roberts

Character Name : Mayor's Wife

Original Name : Doris Roberts

Gender : Female

Julius Harris

Character Name : Inspector Daniels

Original Name : Julius Harris

Gender : Male

Cynthia Belgrave

Character Name : The Maid

Original Name : Cynthia Belgrave

Gender : Female

Anna Berger

Character Name : The Mother

Original Name : Anna Berger

Gender : Female

Gary Bolling

Character Name : The Homosexual

Original Name : Gary Bolling

Gender : Male

Carol Cole

Character Name : The Secretary

Original Name : Carol Cole

Gender : Female

Alex Colon

Character Name : The Delivery Boy

Original Name : Alex Colon

Gender : Male

Joe Fields

Character Name : The Salesman

Original Name : Joe Fields

Gender : Male

Mari Gorman

Character Name : The Hooker

Original Name : Mari Gorman

Gender : Female

Michael Gorrin

Character Name : The Old Man

Original Name : Michael Gorrin

Gender : Male

Thomas La Fleur

Character Name : The Older Son

Original Name : Thomas La Fleur

Gender : Male

Maria Landa

Character Name : The Spanish Woman

Original Name : Maria Landa

Gender : Male

Louise Larabee

Character Name : The Alcoholic

Original Name : Louise Larabee

Gender : Female

George Lee Miles

Character Name : The Pimp

Original Name : George Lee Miles

Gender : Male

Carolyn Nelson

Character Name : Coed #1

Original Name : Carolyn Nelson

Gender : Female

Eric O'Hanian

Character Name : The Younger Son

Original Name : Eric O'Hanian

Gender : Male

Lucy Saroyan

Character Name : Coed #2

Original Name : Lucy Saroyan

Gender : Female

William Snickowski

Character Name : The Hippie

Original Name : William Snickowski

Gender : Male

Barry Snyder

Character Name : The W.A.S.P.

Original Name : Barry Snyder

Gender : Male

Walter Jones

Character Name : Mr. Mattson

Original Name : Walter Jones

Gender : Male

Jerry Holland

Character Name : Bud Carmody

Original Name : Jerry Holland

Gender : Male

Robert Weil

Character Name : Marino

Original Name : Robert Weil

Gender : Male

Penny Krompier

Character Name : T.A. Secretary

Original Name : Penny Krompier

Gender : Male

Christopher Murney

Character Name : Dispatcher

Original Name : Christopher Murney

Gender : Male

Timothy Meyers

Character Name : Plumber

Original Name : Timothy Meyers

Gender : Male

Ruth Attaway

Character Name : Mayor's Nurse

Original Name : Ruth Attaway

Gender : Female

Thomas Barbour

Character Name : T.A. Chairman

Original Name : Thomas Barbour

Gender : Male

Marvin Silbersher

Character Name : Comptroller

Original Name : Marvin Silbersher

Gender : Male

Neil Brooks Cunningham

Character Name : Ptl. Miskowsky

Original Name : Neil Brooks Cunningham

Gender : Male

Sal Viscuso

Character Name : Ptl. O'Keefe

Original Name : Sal Viscuso

Gender : Male

Tony Fasce

Character Name : Ptl. Wentworth

Original Name : Tony Fasce

Gender : Male

Burtt Harris

Character Name : Ptl. Ricci

Original Name : Burtt Harris

Gender : Male

Gene Gross

Character Name : Muscat

Original Name : Gene Gross

Gender : Male

Walter Lott

Character Name : Executive On Train

Original Name : Walter Lott

Gender : Male

Conrad Yama

Character Name : Mr. Tomashita

Original Name : Conrad Yama

Gender : Male

Sho Onodera

Character Name : Mr. Matsumoto

Original Name : Sho Onodera

Gender : Male

Tura Nakamura

Character Name : Mr. Nakabashi

Original Name : Tura Nakamura

Gender : Male

Toru Nagai

Character Name : Mr. Yashimura

Original Name : Toru Nagai

Gender : Male

Rowena Rollins

Character Name : Angry Woman

Original Name : Rowena Rollins

Gender : Male

Joseph Attles

Character Name : Angry Man

Original Name : Joseph Attles

Gender : Male

Willis Pinkett

Character Name : Towerman

Original Name : Willis Pinkett

Gender : Male

Michelle Matthow

Character Name : T.A. Receptionist

Original Name : Michelle Matthow

Gender : Female

Isabella Hoopes

Character Name : Woman On Platform

Original Name : Isabella Hoopes

Gender : Male

Bill Cobbs

Character Name : Man on Platform

Original Name : Bill Cobbs

Gender : Male

Jim Pelham

Character Name : Subway Guard

Original Name : Jim Pelham

Gender : Male

Joe Seneca

Character Name : Police Sergeant

Original Name : Joe Seneca

Gender : Male

Gino Gennaro

Character Name : Police Lieutenant

Original Name : Gino Gennaro

Gender : Male

Carmine Foresta

Character Name : Train Expediter

Original Name : Carmine Foresta

Gender : Male

Tony Roberts

Character Name : Warren LaSalle

Original Name : Tony Roberts

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-18

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 minute! What adds suspence to this mystery is their potential escape route? Stuck in well mapped and monitored tunnels fifty food beneath street level, how are they planning on getting their loot to Cuba? Joesph Sargent gets loads from an established cast of players here who develop the sense of peril and excitement well - especially the master of less-is-more that is Robert Shaw. It's good to see Matthau demonstrate he's not just about whacky comedy and as the plot reaches it's duplicitous, nerve-wracking denouement with even some space for a delicious irony at the end. The photography captures well the dark and claustrophobically dingy subterranean environment as well as the increasingly frenetic command centre where "Garber" is being wound up by track manager "Correll" (Dick O'Neill) whilst facing increasingly pressure from the hapless mayor (Lee Wallace). Pay them or have your electorate slaughtered? What would you do...?