The Taking of Pelham 123

1974 • 104 minutes
4.5
118 reviews
98%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Rating
R

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4.5
118 reviews
bassliveevil
February 22, 2019
Makes you think of every New Yorker is very,very angry. a great heist film.
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Amber Gj
June 16, 2016
Much better than the remake but I will say John Travolta in the newer version great performance Lansdowne Walter Matthau was the best
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Ryan P
August 30, 2013
The synopsis and the movie details are of a two totally different movies. The synopsis is of the more recent movie we with Denzel while the preview and actor details are from the 1974 movie. From what I can tell it's the 1974 movie.
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