The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), starring Walter Matthau (VIDEO)
Watch the trailer for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, starring Walter Matthau; No. 20 on our list of the 100 best New York movies.
Tue Jul 3 2012
New York movies: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Transit cop Walter Matthau (wearing MTA cynicism like a badge of honor) has to stop a quartet of thieves holding a subway car of distinctly Noo Yawk passengers for ransom. This crackerjack action thriller pulses with ’70s-era sleaziness, from dank, dark train tunnels to David Shire’s pounding, jazzy musical score.—Keith Uhlich
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