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In New York City, four men wearing similar disguises and carrying concealed weapons board the same downtown 6 train, "Pelham 1-2-3", at different stations. Using the codenames Mr. Blue, Mr. Green, Mr. Grey and Mr. Brown, they take 18 people, including the conductor and an undercover police officer, hostage in the front car.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, a film adaptation directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw; The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, a television movie directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and starring Edward James Olmos and Vincent D'Onofrio; The Taking of Pelham 123, a film adaptation directed by Tony Scott and ...
In 1974, Elizondo played an ex-mafioso-turned-subway hijacker, "Mr. Grey," in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. [9] He starred as a Puerto Rican widower on the CBS television series Popi (1975–1976). [10] The short-lived series, which ran for 11 episodes, was one of the first American network television series to feature a Latino theme and ...
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1998 American television crime thriller film directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and starring Edward James Olmos. [3] [1] It is a television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Morton Freedgood (writing under the pseudonym John Godey), and is a remake of the 1974 film adaptation.
On Rotten Tomatoes, The Taking of Pelham 123 has an approval rating of 51% based on 230 reviews, with an average rating of 5.45/10. The site's critical consensus says: "Despite a strong cast, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 suffers under the excesses of Tony Scott's frantic direction, and fails to measure up to the 1974 original."
His movie roles include more than a dozen productions big and small, including Klute (1971), The Hot Rock (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) as the Mayor of New York City, The Happy Hooker (1975), Diary of the Dead (1976), Thieves (1977), Private Benjamin (1980) as Mr. Waxman, World War III (1982), Daniel (1983), Batman (1989) as Gotham City's Mayor Borg, and Used People (1992).
Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was a British film director and producer.. He made his theatrical film debut with The Hunger (1983) and went on to direct highly successful action and thriller films such as Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire ...
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1973) is a thriller novel by Morton Freedgood, writing under the pen name John Godey. The novel's title is derived from the train's radio call sign. When a New York City Subway train leaves to start a run, it is given a call sign based upon the time it left and where; in this case, Pelham Bay Park station at ...