The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998)

Directed by

Félix Enríquez Alcalá

Genre

heist film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

M

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of armed men hijack a New York City subway train and hold the passengers for ransom. A transit dispatcher must negotiate with the hijackers while the police race to stop them.

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What happens

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1998 American television crime thriller film directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and starring Edward James Olmos, Vincent D'Onofrio, Donnie Wahlberg, and Lorraine Bracco. It is a television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Morton Freedgood (writing under the pseudonym John Godey), and is a remake of the 1974 film adaptation. It was followed by a 2009 remake. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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