The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

• 6.352 Crime
• 2009-06-10
• 106 minutes mins

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Starring:

Denzel Washington (Walter Garber) John Travolta (Ryder) John Turturro (Lt. Camonetti) Luis Guzmán (Phil Ramos) James Gandolfini (Mayor) Michael Rispoli (John Johnson) Gary Basaraba (Jerry Pollard, motorman) Alex Kaluzhsky (George, teen hostage) Alice Kremelberg (George's Girlfriend) Katherine Sigismund (Mother-hostage)

Director:

Tony Scott

Writer:

Brian Helgeland