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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) [R]

Release Date:
October 2, 1974

Original Title:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Alternate Titles:
Il colpo della metropolitana - Un ostaggio al minuto
O Seqüestro do Metrô
Pelham 1.2.3.
Pelham, un, dos, tres
The Mastermind
Underground Hi-jack

Genres:
Action | Crime | Thriller

Production Companies:
Palladium Productions
Palomar Pictures International

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  ES: 18  GB: 15  HU: 16  IE: 18  NL: 12  US: R 

Runtime: 104

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

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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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Production

Art Direction:
Gene Rudolf

Assistant Camera:
Gary Muller
Tom Priestley Jr.

Assistant Director:
Peter R. Scoppa

Assistant Editor:
Maurice Schell
Cynthia Scheider

Assistant Sound Editor:
Stanley Bochner
David Ray

Associate Producer:
Stephen F. Kesten

Boom Operator:
Pat Suraci

Camera Operator:
Dick Mingalone

Casting:
Alixe Gordin

Costume Design:
Anna Hill Johnstone

Director:
Joseph Sargent

Director of Photography:
Owen Roizman

Editor:
Gerald B. Greenberg
Robert Q. Lovett

Extras Casting:
Vic Ramos

Makeup Artist:
Irving Buchman

Music Editor:
Erma E. Levin

Novel:
John Godey

Original Music Composer:
David Shire

Producer:
Edgar J. Scherick
Gabriel Katzka

Property Master:
Joseph M. Caracciolo

Scenic Artist:
Bruno Robotti

Screenplay:
Peter Stone

Script Supervisor:
Nancy Hopton

Second Assistant Director:
Michael Haley
Sal Scoppa Jr.

Second Unit:
Burtt Harris

Second Unit Director:
Burtt Harris

Set Decoration:
Herbert F. Mulligan

Sound Editor:
Marc Laub
Sanford Rackow
Jack Fitzstephens

Sound Effects Editor:
Maurice Schell

Sound Mixer:
Chris Newman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Al Gramaglia

Still Photographer:
Josh Weiner

Stunt Coordinator:
Joie Chitwood Jr.

Stunt Driver:
Bill Barber
Carey Loftin
Rick Seaman
Tim Chitwood
Paul Nuckles
Joie Chitwood Jr.
Daniel Dod
Tim Heck
Harry Madsen

Wardrobe Master:
George Newman

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