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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 or The Taking of Pelham 123 can refer to: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (novel) , a 1973 thriller novel by Morton Freedgood writing as "John Godey" The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film) , a film adaptation directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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."
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He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos, [3] but was ultimately cast as Jackie Aprile, a recurring character in the show's first season. Rispoli reunited with Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 123.