- Cast: Dick O'Neill | Doris Roberts | Earl Hindman | Hector Elizondo | James Broderick | Jerry Stiller | Julius Harris | Kenneth McMillan | Martin Balsam | Robert Shaw | Walter Matthau
- Directors: Joseph Sargent
- Project Name: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
- Product Types: Movies & TV
- Lines: Cult Cinema Icons | Cult Flavor | Throwback Space
- Formats: Blu-ray
- Genres: Action | Crime | Cult Cinema | Drama | Thrillers
- Studios: Kino Lorber
- Original Release Date: October 2, 1974
- Product Release Date: July 5, 2016
- Rating: r
Screen legends Walter Matthau (The Laughing Policeman) and Robert Shaw (Figures in a Landscape) team up with Martin Balsam (After the Fox) and Hector Elizondo (Cuba) to deliver a sure-fire entertainment that’s gripping and exciting from beginning to end and is guaranteed to give you the ride of your life. A gang of armed professionals hijack a New York subway train somewhere outside the Pelham station 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 (Matthau) must shrewdly outmaneuver one of the craftiest and cruelest villains (Shaw) in a battle of wits that will either end heroically or tragically. Featuring masterful direction by Joseph Sargent (White Lightning), gorgeous widescreen cinematography by Owen Roizman (The French Connection), a classic rousing score by David Shire (The Conversation) and top-notch editing by Jerry Greenberg (Apocalypse Now) and Robert Q. Lovett (Cotton Comes to Harlem).
Special Features
- Interview with star Hector Elizondo
- Interview with Composer David Shire
- Interview with Editor Gerald B. Greenberg
- Audio Commentary by Actor/Filmmaker Pat Healy and Film Programmer/Historian Jim Healy
- "Trailers From Hell" with Josh Olson
- Animated Montage of Stills and Posters
- Original Theatrical Trailer
Specifications
- Runtime:104 minutes
- Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
- Region:Region A
- People / Bands: Dick O'Neill | Doris Roberts | Earl Hindman | Hector Elizondo | James Broderick | Jerry Stiller | Joseph Sargent | Julius Harris | Kenneth McMillan | Martin Balsam | Robert Shaw | Walter Matthau
- Shows / Movies: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
- Genres: Action | Crime | Cult Cinema | Drama | Thrillers
- Companies: Kino Lorber
- Product Types: Music & Movie Formats > Blu-ray | Movies & TV