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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.

7.5/ 1019741h 45mR

CrimeThrillerActionComedy

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.

Directed by Joseph Sargent

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Lieutenant Garber

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Blue

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Green

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

Grey

Earl Hindman

Earl Hindman

Brown

James Broderick

James Broderick

Denny Doyle

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

Correll

Lee Wallace

Lee Wallace

Mayor