| | Taking Of Pelham One Two Three DVD (5 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Thriller Videos, Mystery, Suspense, Recommended, Essential Cinema, New York City, Terrorism | | Starring | Walter Matthau, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Jerry Stiller, Robert Shaw, James Broderick, Earl Hindman, Dick O'Neill, Lee Wallace | | Director | Joseph Sargent | | Art Director | Gene Rudolf | | Composer | David Shire | | Director of Photography | Owen Roizman | | Editor | Jerry Greenberg, Robert Q. Lovett | | Producer | Gabriel Katzka, Edgar J. Scherick | | Writer | John Godey, Peter Stone |
This is a 124 minute feature film DVD starring Walter Matt hau, Robert Shaw, and Martin Balsam. THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE superbly achieves what few other movies do: a successful blend of thrills, style, comedy, drama, suspense and action. It is the precursor for many thrillers of the 1990s, from indie hits like Quentin Tarantino's RESERVOIR DOGS, and more popular, Hollywood vehicles like SPEED.
The story focuses on four criminals who hijack a subway car and demand one million dollars from the mayor of New York, threatening to kill one hostage per minute if their demands aren't met. The hijackers are Mr. Blue (Robert Shaw), the crafty and efficient leader; Mr. Green (Martin Balsam), the train driver; Mr. Gray (Hector Elizondo), the hothead; and Mr. Brown (Earl Hindman), a nervous, stuttering man. New York City transit lieutenant Zachary Garber (Walter Matthau) goes above and beyond his call of duty to play negotiator with the hijackers. The camera grabs the viewer by taking him down into dark gritty hallows of the subway tunnels and into the midst of the harrowing situation on the hijacked car. Based on the book by John
Godey, TAKING OF PELHAM is a true classic that depicts the dark, crime-ridden climate of 1970s New York city. Theatrical release: October 2, 1974
Ever since the release of the film, no #6 train has ever been scheduled to leave Pelham Bay Park at either 13:23 or 01:23.
Filmed mostly in the tunnels leading to the decommissioned IND Court St. station in Brooklyn. The station itself served as Grand Central and 28th St.
This is the only Lee Wallace video. Taking Of Pelham One Two Three | List Price | $14.98 (You save $5.29) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1974 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1417  | | CD Universe Part number | 1168444 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 09, 2009 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 104 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Repackaged |
Taking Of Pelham One Two Three Movie Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   Fast paced, compelling hijack thriller
An excellent crimne thriller with a first-rate cast, including Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam and a very young Hector Elizondo! Teh plot is simple: four armed men hijack a New York City subweay train, hold the passengers hostage and demand a million-dollar ransom for their release. The city has one hour to pay and if it is late, one hostage dies for every minute they overrun... The key to any thriller is, of course, is being able to maintain the tension once you've set the pace. Pelham 123 does this with room to spare, as the plot pulls the viewer from scene to scene with hardly time to draw breath. The erformacnces are more than equal to what the stroyline demands as a delightful cat-and-mouse game os played out between the main villain (Shaw)and the police lieutenant trying to stop him (Matthau.) These two play off each other particularly well in an ensemble of some of the finest charactor actors in the business. They really don't make 'em like this anymore...
Submitted by mf (Dubln, Ireland) 
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Great Movie
Great Movie Classic.
Submitted by kkpsi04 (New Orleans)
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I knew the movie was pretty good but thought it would have a grainy and dull brown hue like a lot of seventies movies even after reading a good review on the video. It looks like they did a good job on the transfer and it turns out I like the picture better than the other eighties dvds I bought with it. It doesn't have many extras (just a theatrical trailer)but I only buy for the movie anyway and the trailers are my favorite extra. With this low price ($10) it's a good (great?) purchase.
Submitted by a reviewer (florence alabama)
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 Very Disappointing
Halfway through this movie I was so bored with it I got up and did the dishes! Definitely should have rented it first!
Submitted by Very disappointed (Fayetteville, NC, USA)
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best
......I have seen this movie
numerous times and I recently
got the DVD,this movie is a
CLASSIC,a very well made movie,
full of action and suspense,kind
of like it can really happen.
Submitted by razorone2003 (New York City,NY)
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Taking Of Pelham One Two Three DVD Region 1
NTSC
Keep Case
Letterbox - 2.35
Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Mono - English, Spanish, French
Subtitles - Spanish, French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Additional Products:
Collectible Booklet
An all-star cast, including Oscar® winners* Walter Matthau and Martin Balsam, teams up with Robert Shaw (Jaws) to deliver 'sure-fire entertainment [that's] gripping and exciting from beginning to end (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the sizzling best seller by John Godey, this pulse-pounding picture is guaranteed to give you the ride of your life! Somewhere underground, in New York's subway system, just outside the Pelham Station, a gang of armed men hijack a train,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 ad-lib, bully, con and shrewdly outmaneuver one of the craftiest and cruelest villains (Shaw) ina battle of wits that will either end heroically or tragically. From the minute you board this train until its exhilarating climax, you will be taken by plenty of surprises and lots of nail-biting action (Blockbuster Movie Guide)! *Matthau: Supporting Actor, The Fortune Cookie (1966); Balsam: Supporting Actor, A Thousand Clowns (1965)
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