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.
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Walter Matthau
Lieutenant Garber
Robert Shaw
Blue
Martin Balsam
Green
Héctor Elizondo
Grey
Earl Hindman
Brown
James Broderick
Denny Doyle
Dick O'Neill
Correll
Lee Wallace
Mayor
Tom Pedi
Caz Dolowicz
Beatrice Winde
Mrs. Jenkins
Director
Joseph Sargent
Screenplay
Peter Stone
Tagline
"We are going to kill one passenger a minute until New York City pays us 1 million dollars."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Palomar Pictures International, Palladium Productions
CinemaSerf
January 18, 2024
Robert Shaw is great in this tensely presented heist thriller with a difference. Allied with Martin Balsam's "Green", Hector Elizondo as "Grey" and Earl Hindman's "Brown" they meticulously hijack a subway train and hold the city to ransom for $1 million. It falls to grizzled transit cop "Garber" (Walter Matthau) to try and second-guess their plans before they start killing one passenger per minute...
Sierbahnn
October 3, 2026
I was not aware that the movie with Travolta and Washington was a remake of this movie and it was there for a pleasant surprise to watch this one. It is clearly a product of its time and the pacing is something you would expect out of a movie from the 70s. It is however really well thought out and I understand completely how the remake could be as good as it was given the heritage it was working w...
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