

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
DirectorTony Scott
“I can't get it out of my head. I'm gonna die today.”
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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Trailer
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) Original Trailer [FHD]
Cast

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

Jake Siciliano
Boy hostage

Gbenga Akinnagbe
Wallace, hostage
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