The Incident (1967)

Directed by

Larry Peerce

Genre

crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 85 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two violent young men board a New York City subway car and begin intimidating the passengers. The film follows the different ways each of the 14 people on the train reacts to the escalating threat.

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What happens

The Incident is a 1967 American neo noir crime-thriller film written by Nicholas E. Baehr, based on his teleplay Ride with Terror (which had been previously adapted as a 1963 television film) and directed by Larry Peerce. The film stars Tony Musante and Martin Sheen (in his first film role) as two street hoods who terrorize 14 passengers sharing a New York City Subway car, played by an ensemble cast that includes Beau Bridges, Ruby Dee, Jack Gilford, Ed McMahon, Gary Merrill, Donna Mills, Brock Peters, Thelma Ritter, and Jan Sterling. The film was made for a budget of $1,050,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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