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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Film · 1974 · 105 min · R · Crime · Thriller · Action

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.

Directed by Joseph Sargent

Starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Héctor Elizondo, Earl Hindman, James Broderick, Dick O'Neill, Lee Wallace

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In cinemas2 October 1974
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First release anywhere2 October 1974

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