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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Name: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Released: 1974
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 68

68 Metascore
1974
1 hr 44 mins
Drama, Suspense
R

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Four men hijack a Manhattan subway train and hold it for a ransom of $1 million.

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The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three

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Awards

1976 - BAFTA Film Awards - Best Supporting Actor - nominated
1976 - BAFTA Film Awards - The Anthony Asquith Award for Original Music for a Film - nominated
1975 - Writers Guild Awards - Adapted Drama - nominated

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Walter Matthau

Lieutenant Garber

Robert Shaw

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Martin Balsam

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Movie News: Travolta Takes Pelham, Underworld 3

John Travolta will claim the Robert Shaw role and lead The Taking of Pelham One Two Three in the Tony Scott-directed remake of the 1974 film. As previously reported, Denzel Washington is making like Matthau.... Also per Variety, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy and Rhona Mitra are onboard for Underworld 3: The Rise of the Lycans, a prequel tracing the origin of the feud between the Death Dealers and their onetime slaves.

Fri, Oct 26, 2007

Denzel Takes the Pelham 1, 2, 3, and More Movie News

Denzel Washington will channel Walter Matthau in an update of the 1974 film The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3, in which four hijackers hold a subway train's passengers for ransom. David Koepp penned the screenplay.... Also per Variety, Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac will dance and sing as soul legends begrudgingly reunited on tour in the comedy Soul Men (C. Thomas Howell not included).... Jason Bateman is joining Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the feature take on the U.K. miniseries State of Play.... Per the Reporter, Ben Kingsley is William Shakespeare in a movie based on Will, a new novel concerning the Bard's deathbed confab with his lawyer.

Mon, Sep 24, 2007