The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

We are going to kill one passenger a minute until New York City pays us 1 million dollars.

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.

Director

Joseph Sargent

Writers

Peter Stone

Themes1970shijackinghostagehostage-takingkidnappingliberation of hostagemayornew york citynew york subwaypolice officer