The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Kino Lorber 42nd Anniversary Special Edition

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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