The taking of Pelham 123 - Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Tony Scott
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Movie propaganda
In The taking of Pelham 123, Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there's one riddle Garber can't solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?
Remake of the 1974 hit by the same name.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film action crime thriller New York subway hijack train kidnap escape
Persons of interest
- Denzel Washington .... Walter Garber
- John Travolta .... Ryder
- Luis Guzmán .... Phil Ramos
- Victor Gojcaj .... Bashkim
- John Turturro .... Camonetti
- James Gandolfini .... Mayor
- Michael Rispoli .... John Johnson
- Ramon Rodriguez .... Delgado
- Saidah Arrika Ekulona .... Dispatcher One
- John Benjamin Hickey .... Deputy Mayor LaSalle
- Alex Kaluzhsky .... George
- Gbenga Akinnagbe .... Wallace
- Katherine Sigismund .... Mother
- Jake Richard Siciliano .... 8-Year-Old Boy
- John Godey .... Author
- Brian Helgeland .... Screenwriter
- Tony Scott .... Director
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Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
The taking of Pelham 123 is like Inside man with trains. There's nice action, good suspense, great bureaucracy and trains.
Trains are our friends.
The action, crime, thriller movie The taking of Pelham 123 is directed by Tony Scott and stars Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini.
Government security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Strong violence and coarse language)
Surveillance time
106 minutes (1:46 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 27 August 2009
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