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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009 · Film · 106 min

  • Crime
  • Thriller
  • Action

Plot

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

About The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 123 is a 2009 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland. It is the third film adaptation of the John Godey novel of the same name (following the 1974 theatrical film and 1998 television film). The film is about a train dispatcher, who is pressed into the role of negotiator after a criminal hijacks a subway car of passengers. The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on June 12, 2009. It grossed $150.2 million against a production budget of $100–110 million and received mixed reviews from critics.

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Cast

  • Denzel WashingtonWalter Garber
  • John TravoltaRyder
  • John TurturroLt. Camonetti
  • Luis GuzmánPhil Ramos
  • James GandolfiniMayor
  • Michael RispoliJohn Johnson
  • Gary BasarabaJerry Pollard, motorman
  • Alex KaluzhskyGeorge, teen hostage
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