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14 November 1974 (West Germany) moreTagline:
Before this train reaches the next station it will become the scene of the most spectacular hijack ever attempted morePlot:
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away? full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Weekend Report: Lush 'Hangover,' 'Up' Linger Over Typical 'Taking' (From BoxOfficeMojo.com. 15 June 2009, 1:23 PM, PDT)
Trainiac!
(From New York Post. 12 June 2009, 8:35 AM, PDT)
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This was meant to be Carry On At Your Convenience... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Walter Matthau | ... | Lt. Zachary Garber | |
| Robert Shaw | ... | Bernard Ryder aka Mr. Blue | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Harold Longman aka Mr. Green | |
| Hector Elizondo | ... | Guiseppe Benvenuto aka Mr. Grey | |
| Earl Hindman | ... | George Steeve aka Mr. Brown | |
| James Broderick | ... | Denny Doyle - Subway Conductor | |
| Dick O'Neill | ... | Frank Correll | |
| Lee Wallace | ... | Al - The Mayor | |
| Tom Pedi | ... | Caz Dolowicz aka Fat Caz | |
| Beatrice Winde | ... | Mrs. Jenkins | |
| Jerry Stiller | ... | Lt. Rico Patrone | |
| Nathan George | ... | Ptl. James | |
| Rudy Bond | ... | Phil - Police Commissioner | |
| Kenneth McMillan | ... | Harry - Borough Commander (as Kenneth Mc Millan) | |
| Doris Roberts | ... | Jessie - the Mayor's Wife |
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Also Known As:
El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres (USA: Spanish title) (dubbed version)Pelham 1-2-3 (Europe: English title) (video box title)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (USA) (alternative spelling)
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104 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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West Germany:16 (f) | UK:AA (original rating) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Canada:14+ | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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In a TVO (Ontario, Canada) interview, the producer said that this film did terrific box office in New York, Toronto, London and Paris -- all cities with subways -- but was considered a flop in the rest of the world. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Departing the 42nd Str. (Express) Station for the 33rd Str. (Local) Sta. those downtown tracks - and only those, receive a switchpoint whereby the 42nd Str."shuttle" joins the Lexinton Avenue line... Those points are shown BUT in the opposite/wrong direction. (Either the scene is using a different set of points somewhere else in the System OR that scene was somehow edited-in to the film BACKWARDS.) moreQuotes:
[first lines]Mr. Mattson: Okay, kid, out loud now so's I can hear what you're sayin'.
Bud Carmody: I'm checkin' the passengers gettin' on and off...
Mr. Mattson: Uh-huh.
Bud Carmody: Front and back. Shuttin' the doors. Rear section first and the first section. And the doors are closed. Now I'm checking my indicator lights to make sure all the doors are locked. I remove my switch key and back out the window for a distance of three car lengths to make sure no one's being dragged. 51st Street next stop; next stop, 51st Street. How'd I do?
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... Thank Goodness it wasn't!
I switched on me TV last night after an evening out and the opening credits of Pelham was just finishing. Not knowing the name of this film (the Carry On listing was clearly not being shown, perhaps the Producer-dude had a revelation of taste!) I began to watch it half-heartedly, whilst prostrate on the sofa.
By the end of the movie, and that glorious last look from Matthau, I was sitting blot-upright with the biggest grin I've had on my face at 2am for a long time!
What a flick! What a film! How good was this simple, little, under-rated, under-stated movie? Very.
See this film, forgive it for being written in the 70-ties, in fact revel in that non-PC fact (the Chinese/Lady jokes are, retrospectively, quite amusing, in a non-Carry On way).
They just don't make 'um like this anymore. Simple, sweet, suspense.