Directed by:
Joseph SargentScreenplay:
Peter StoneCinematography:
Owen RoizmanComposer:
David ShireCast:
Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman, James Broderick, Dick O'Neill, Lee Wallace, Tom Pedi, Jerry Stiller (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Somewhere underground, in New York’s subway system, just outside the Pelham Station, a gang of armed men hijack a train, threatening to kill one hostage per minute unless their demands are met. Forced to stall these unknown assailants until a ransom is delivered or a rescue is made, transit chief Lt. Garber (Walter Matthau) must ad-lib, bully, con and shrewdly outmanoeuvre one of the craftiest and cruellest villains (Robert Shaw) in a battle of wits that will either end heroically or tragically. Based on the sizzling best seller by John Godey, this pulse-pounding picture is guaranteed to give you the ride of your life! (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Walter Matthau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/482/162482260_cafc48.jpg)
Walter Matthau
USA
Best movies:
Fail-Safe (1964)
JFK (1991)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
![Robert Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/400/164400744_82a215.jpg)
Robert Shaw
UK
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Jaws (1975)
Battle of Britain (1969)
![Martin Balsam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/526/168526970_09ksp1.jpg)
Martin Balsam
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Psycho (1960)
Little Big Man (1970)
![Hector Elizondo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267717_612767.jpg)
Hector Elizondo
USA
Best movies:
Pretty Woman (1990)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Overboard (1987)
![Earl Hindman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/956/165956170_e97f3b.jpg)
Earl Hindman
USA
Best movies:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Silverado (1985)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
![James Broderick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/412/412568_1fb44f.jpg)
James Broderick
USA
Best movies:
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
![Dick O'Neill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/112/158112048_6897f5.gif)
Dick O'Neill
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Front Page (1974)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Lee Wallace
USA
Best movies:
Batman (1989)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Klute (1971)
Tom Pedi
USA
Best movies:
State of the Union (1948)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Criss Cross (1949)
![Jerry Stiller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/475/164475187_59e2a6.jpg)
Jerry Stiller
USA
Best movies:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV movie)
Hairspray (1988)
![Kenneth McMillan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494927_d2e124.jpg)
Kenneth McMillan
USA
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Serpico (1973)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
![Doris Roberts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/638/160638189_fc8e3c.jpg)
Doris Roberts
USA
Best movies:
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
The Rose (1979)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
![Bill Cobbs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270881_984402.jpg)
Bill Cobbs
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Demolition Man (1993)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
![Tony Roberts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267795_3d8068.jpg)
Tony Roberts
USA
Best movies:
Serpico (1973)
Annie Hall (1977)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
![Joe Seneca](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879994_962a10.jpg)
Joe Seneca
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Crossroads (1986)
![Julius Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/066/037/66037453_38efe5.jpg)
Julius Harris
USA
Best movies:
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
![Nathan George](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/910/157910748_3f4d54.jpg)
Nathan George
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Serpico (1973)
Brubaker (1980)
Rudy Bond
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
12 Angry Men (1957)
![Christopher Murney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/840/160840299_99f118.jpg)
Christopher Murney
USA
Best movies:
Barton Fink (1991)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
Jay Rasumny
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Serpico (1973)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)