
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 while the authorities question about the method of their escape.
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About The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
- Directors
- Joseph Sargent
- Cast
- Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Héctor Elizondo, Earl Hindman, James Broderick
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller, Action, Comedy
- Content rating
- R
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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