Summary
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Cast
Walter Matthau
Lt. Garber
Robert Shaw
Blue
Martin Balsam
Green
Héctor Elizondo
Grey
Earl Hindman
Brown
James Broderick
Denny Doyle
Dick O'Neill
Correll
Lee Wallace
The Mayor
Tom Pedi
Caz Dolowicz
Beatrice Winde
Mrs. Jenkins
Jerry Stiller
Lt. Rico Patrone
Nathan George
Ptl. James
Rudy Bond
Police Commissioner
Kenneth McMillan
Borough Commander
Doris Roberts
Mayor's Wife
Julius Harris
Inspector Daniels
Cynthia Belgrave
The Maid
Anna Berger
The Mother
Gary Bolling
The Homosexual
Carol Cole
The Secretary
Alex Colon
The Delivery Boy
Joe Fields
The Salesman
Mari Gorman
The Hooker
Michael Gorrin
The Old Man
Thomas La Fleur
The Older Son
Maria Landa
The Spanish Woman
Louise Larabee
The Alcoholic
George Lee Miles
The Pimp
Carolyn Nelson
Coed #1
Eric O'Hanian
The Younger Son
Lucy Saroyan
Coed #2
William Snickowski
The Hippie
Barry Snyder
The W.A.S.P.
Walter Jones
Mr. Mattson
Jerry Holland
Bud Carmody
Robert Weil
Marino
Penny Krompier
T.A. Secretary
Christopher Murney
Dispatcher
Timothy Meyers
Plumber
Ruth Attaway
Mayor's Nurse
Thomas Barbour
T.A. Chairman
Marvin Silbersher
Comptroller
Neil Brooks Cunningham
Ptl. Miskowsky
Sal Viscuso
Ptl. O'Keefe
Tony Fasce
Ptl. Wentworth
Burtt Harris
Ptl. Ricci
Gene Gross
Muscat
Walter Lott
Executive On Train
Conrad Yama
Mr. Tomashita
Sho Onodera
Mr. Matsumoto
Tura Nakamura
Mr. Nakabashi
Toru Nagai
Mr. Yashimura
Rowena Rollins
Angry Woman
Joseph Attles
Angry Man
Willis Pinkett
Towerman
Michelle Matthow
T.A. Receptionist
Isabella Hoopes
Woman On Platform
Bill Cobbs
Man on Platform
Jim Pelham
Subway Guard
Joe Seneca
Police Sergeant
Gino Gennaro
Police Lieutenant
Carmine Foresta
Train Expediter
Tony Roberts
Warren LaSalle
Crew
Director
Joseph Sargent
Novel
John Godey
Screenplay
Peter Stone
Reviews
Geronimo1967
January 18, 2024
7
Robert Shaw is great in this tensely presented heist thriller with a difference. Allied with Martin Balsam's "Green", Hector Elizondo as "Grey" and Earl Hindman's "Brown" they meticulously hijack a subway train and hold the city to ransom for $1 million. It falls to grizzled transit cop "Garber" (Walter Matthau) to try and second-guess their plans before they start killing one passenger per minute! What adds suspence to this mystery is their potential escape route? Stuck in well mapped and monitored tunnels fifty food beneath street level, how are they planning on getting their loot to Cuba? Joesph Sargent gets loads from an established cast of players here who develop the sense of peril and excitement well - especially the master of less-is-more that is Robert Shaw. It's good to see Matthau demonstrate he's not just about whacky comedy and as the plot reaches it's duplicitous, nerve-wracking denouement with even some space for a delicious irony at the end. The photography captures well the dark and claustrophobically dingy subterranean environment as well as the increasingly frenetic command centre where "Garber" is being wound up by track manager "Correll" (Dick O'Neill) whilst facing increasingly pressure from the hapless mayor (Lee Wallace). Pay them or have your electorate slaughtered? What would you do...?
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
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