The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.7/10   

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Escritores:

John Godey (novel)
Peter Stone (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 noviembre 1974 (Alemania Occidental)

Género:

Crimen | Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Before this train reaches the next station it will become the scene of the most spectacular hijack ever attempted

Plot:

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

Plot Keywords:

Passenger | Subway | Hostage | Train | Hijacker

Premios:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Filled with exciting moments and heart-pounding suspense.

Reparto

Walter Matthau	...	Lt. Zachary Garber
Robert Shaw	...	Bernard Ryder aka Mr. Blue
Martin Balsam	...	Harold Longman aka Mr. Green
Hector Elizondo	...	Guiseppe Benvenuto aka Mr. Grey
Earl Hindman	...	George Steeve aka Mr. Brown
James Broderick	...	Denny Doyle - Subway Conductor
Dick O'Neill	...	Frank Correll
Lee Wallace	...	Al - The Mayor
Tom Pedi	...	Caz Dolowicz aka Fat Caz
Beatrice Winde	...	Mrs. Jenkins
Jerry Stiller	...	Lt. Rico Patrone
Nathan George	...	Ptl. James
Rudy Bond	...	Phil - Police Commissioner
Kenneth McMillan	...	Harry - Borough Commander (as Kenneth Mc Millan)
Doris Roberts	...	Jessie - the Mayor's Wife

También conocida como:

El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres (USA: Spanish title) (dubbed version)
Pelham 1-2-3 (Europe: English title) (video box title)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (USA) (alternative spelling)
La captura del Pelham 1-2-3 (Uruguay) (Venezuela) [es]
Pelham 1.2.3. (Spain) [es]

Duración:

104 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Español

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

West Germany:16 (f) | UK:AA (original rating) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Canada:14+ | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Palomar Pictures

Trivialidades:

In a TVO (Ontario, Canada) interview, the producer said that this film did terrific box office in New York, Toronto, London and Paris -- all cities with subways -- but was considered a flop in the rest of the world.

Errores:

Errores Reales: Departing the 42nd Str. (Express) Station for the 33rd Str. (Local) Sta. those downtown tracks - and only those, receive a switchpoint whereby the 42nd Str."shuttle" joins the Lexinton Avenue line... Those points are shown BUT in the opposite/wrong direction. (Either the scene is using a different set of points somewhere else in the System OR that scene was somehow edited-in to the film BACKWARDS.)

Citas:

[first lines]
Mr. Mattson: Okay, kid, out loud now so's I can hear what you're sayin'.
Bud Carmody: I'm checkin' the passengers gettin' on and off...
Mr. Mattson: Uh-huh.
Bud Carmody: Front and back. Shuttin' the doors. Rear section first and the first section. And the doors are closed. Now I'm checking my indicator lights to make sure all the doors are locked. I remove my switch key and back out the window for a distance of three car lengths to make sure no one's being dragged. 51st Street next stop; next stop, 51st Street. How'd I do?

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (2006)

Filled with exciting moments and heart-pounding suspense.

Sharp and fast-paced thriller that follows an easy-going N.Y.C. transit cop (Walter Matthau) who's forced to out-match the wits of four well-armed gunmen and their resilient leader (Robert Shaw) who are holding eighteen passengers on a subway train and demand one million dollars within the hour.

Made in the era of smart, stylish, and ingenius thrillers ('70s), this film didn't fail to loose my attention at all. In addition to Matthau and Shaw, the supporting cast (Hector Elizondo, Martin Balsam, Jerry Stiller, Tony Roberts, and so forth) is are just as excellent as the two unflappable leads. This well-polished crime movie is filled with exciting moments and heart-pounding suspense. Plus, there are some quirky one-liners thrown into the story as well.