Pelham 1-2-3, a subway train, becomes the focal point of the most audacious and unusual terrorist attack ever seen. Four gunmen, going by color codenames, seize the train and hold its passengers and conductor hostage halfway between underground stations, demanding a hefty ransom else they will begin executing hostages. A veteran NY transit policeman leads negotiations with the hijackers to prevent any killing, but amid the showdown a question nags at authrorities - with the gunmen and their hostages in a tunnel surrounded by police on all sides, how can they possibly escape?
Directed by:
Joseph Sargent Cast:
Walter Matthau .... Lt. Zachary 'Z' Garber
Robert Shaw .... Mr. Blue - Bernard Ryder
Martin Balsam .... Mr. Green - Harold Longman
Hector Elizondo .... Mr. Gray - Joe Welcome
Earl Hindman .... Mr. Brown - George Steever
Jerry Stiller .... Lt. Rico Patrone
*specs: video: DiVX5.02, created with G-Knot 0.26
640 x 272, 835 kb/s, 25.000 FPS
01h 40m 12s
audio: 132 kb/s VBR, 48000 Hz
*notes:
"A great thriller set in the bowels of the New York City subway system. It's influence on contemporary films has yet to be fully appreciated."
-- Chuck Rudolph, MATINEE MAGAZINE (whoever that is...:-)
