The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Cast

Doris Roberts
as Jessie - The Mayor's Wife
Walter Matthau
as Police Lt. Zachary Garber
Hector Elizondo
as Giuseppe Benvenuto aka Grey
Jerry Stiller
as Police Lt. Rico Patrone

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Genres & Description

Action Crime Thriller

7.7 / 10

Four seemingly-unrelated men board subway train Pelham 1:23 at successive stations. Mr. Blue, Mr. Green, Mr. Grey and Mr. Brown are heavily armed and overpower the motorman and novice conductor to take control of the train. Between stations they separate the front car from the remainder of the train, setting passengers in the back cars and the motorman free. The four demand $1 million ransom within exactly one hour for the remaining eighteen hostages, including the conductor. If their demands are not met in time or their directions are not followed precisely, they will begin to shoot hostages dead, one every minute the money is late. Wisecracking Lt. Zach Garber of the transit police ends up being the primary communicator between the hijackers and the authorities, which includes transit operations, his own police force, the NYPD, and the unpopular and currently flu ridden mayor who will make the ultimate decision of whether to pay the ransom. Unknown to Garber, what may be working on ...