Film

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974

Directed by Joseph Sargent

  • Crime, Thriller, Action, Comedy
  • 105 min
  • R

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 while the authorities question about the method of their escape.

CrimeThrillerActionComedynew york cityransomkidnappinghostageliberation of hostage1970smayorhijackinghostage-takingremaketrainpolice officer

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Classical in form, plot-driven, resolved and relentless.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • contemplativerelentless
  • earnestironic

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