The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Action, Crime, Thriller · 1974R

Walter Matthau stars as a New York transit cop who must keep four ruthless terrorists who've hijacked a Bronx subway car from killing hostages (a pimp, a pregnant Puerto Rican woman, a hippie, a prostitute, a WASP, a wino, and a gay man) one by one if their $1,000,000 ransom demand is not met within an hour.

Starring

Gerald B. Greenberg, Walter Matthau, Vic Ramos, Robert Shaw, Herbert F. Mulligan, Martin Balsam, Alixe Gordin, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman, David Ray

Director

Joseph Sargent