The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American crime thriller film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, and Héctor Elizondo. The film follows a New York City subway dispatcher who must negotiate with a group
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American thriller crime drama film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam and Héctor Elizondo. Peter Stone adapted the screenplay from the 1973 novel written by Morton Freedgood under the pen name John Godey.