---
title: 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph Sargent'
released: '1974-09-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-taking-of-pelham-one-two-three-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072251/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

1974 · R · 100 min · Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American thriller crime drama film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam and Héctor Elizondo. Peter Stone adapted the screenplay from the 1973 novel written by Morton Freedgood under the pen name John Godey.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph Sargent](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-sargent)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-stone), [Morton Freedgood](https://cinepixo.com/people/morton-freedgood)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Shire](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-shire)
- **Producer:** [Edgar Scherick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-scherick)
- **Director of Photography:** [Owen Roizman](https://cinepixo.com/people/owen-roizman)
- **Editor:** [Gerald B. Greenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-b-greenberg), [Robert Q. Lovett](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-q-lovett)

## Cast

- [Joe Seneca](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-seneca)
- [Jerry Stiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-stiller)
- [Dick O'Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-o-neill)
- [James Broderick](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-broderick)
- [Wolfgang Lukschy](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-lukschy)
- [Heinz Petruo](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-petruo)
- [Earl Hindman](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-hindman)
- [Martin Balsam](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-balsam)
- [Alexander Allerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-allerson)
- [Héctor Elizondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-elizondo)
- [Walter Matthau](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-matthau)
- [Tony Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-roberts)
- [Kenneth McMillan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-mcmillan)
- [Julius Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-harris)
- [Hartmut Neugebauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hartmut-neugebauer)

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