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.

Creators and cast

Directors

Joseph Sargent

Producers

Edgar J. Scherick, Gabriel Katzka

Cast

Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Héctor Elizondo, Earl Hindman, James Broderick

Studio