The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Denzel Washington and John Travolta star in The Taking of Pelham 123, a thriller where train dispatcher Walter Garber tries to negotiate with terrorist Ryder Ford, who hijacks a subway car in New York and demands a ransom. The 2009 film is a remake of the 1974 movie of the same name.
The Taking of Pelham 123
- Director
- Tony Scott
- Release Date
- June 11, 2009
- Studio(s)
- Sony
- Distributor(s)
- Columbia Pictures , Sony , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cast
- Denzel Washington , John Travolta , James Gandolfini , John Turturro
- Writers
- Tony Scott
- Runtime
- 106minutes
- Budget
- $100–110 million
Summary
Denzel Washington and John Travolta star in The Taking of Pelham 123, a thriller where train dispatcher Walter Garber tries to negotiate with terrorist Ryder Ford, who hijacks a subway car in New York and demands a ransom. The 2009 film is a remake of the 1974 movie of the same name.
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