The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
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Lt. Garber -
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Denny Doyle -
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Police Commissioner -
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Director:
Joseph SargentWriters:
John Godey (novel), Peter Stone (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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In a strange piece of corporate acquisitions linking, United Artists (by then owned by MGM), released this picture, which the end titles state some interiors, presumably the "nerve centre", were shot at the Filmways, Inc studios. Later, some United Artists executives would leave UA, and later form Orion Pictures. Orion would later in 1982 buy the bulk of the Filmways, Inc film and television library, and even later, eventually MGM would buy the entire larger Orion Pictures, including the Filmways assets. Confusingly, this later corporate mergers, could be completely misunderstood, in 2019, that the UA division of MGM, shot the film at their MGM-Orion-Filmways studios, instead of their own MGM Culver City complex.
Quotes
Lt. Garber:
The guy who's talking's got a heavy English accent. He could be a fruitcake.
Goofs
Pelham Bay #6 Train does indeed begin at the Bronx's elevated last stop, but ENDS at the Brooklyn Bridge stop in Lower Manhattan. it is NOT possible for a local "Lexington Line" train (#6) to go any further south than Br. Bridge stop, and could NOT have proceeded to the South Ferry (Named for Staten Island Ferry) station as it does in movie.
Crazy Credits
Although many of the scenes in this film were taken on transit property, the New York City Transit Authority is not responsible for plot, story and characters portrayed. The Authority did not render technical advice and assistance.
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Genres
Action | Crime | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
14 November 1974Language
English, Spanish
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Gracie Mansion, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USABox Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)
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