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Feature film — 2009

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)

6.41h 46mCrime — Thriller — Action

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.

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A high-signal pick with 3,542 votes.

Escape Artists / Columbia Pictures / Relativity Media / Scott Free Productions / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Director: Tony Scott

On screen

Cast & crew

Denzel Washington as Walter Garber

Denzel Washington

Walter Garber

John Travolta as Ryder

John Travolta

Ryder

John Turturro as Lt. Camonetti

John Turturro

Lt. Camonetti

Luis Guzmán as Phil Ramos

Luis Guzmán

Phil Ramos

James Gandolfini as Mayor

James Gandolfini

Mayor

Michael Rispoli as John Johnson

Michael Rispoli

John Johnson

Gary Basaraba as Jerry Pollard, motorman

Gary Basaraba

Jerry Pollard, motorman

Alex Kaluzhsky as George, teen hostage

Alex Kaluzhsky

George, teen hostage

Alice Kremelberg as George's Girlfriend

Alice Kremelberg

George's Girlfriend

Katherine Sigismund as Mother-hostage

Katherine Sigismund

Mother-hostage

Jake Siciliano as Boy hostage

Jake Siciliano

Boy hostage

Gbenga Akinnagbe as Wallace, hostage

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Wallace, hostage

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