
Overview
Genre
Action, ThrillerRelease Date
June 12, 2009MPAA Rating
RDuration
106 min.Studio
Columbia PicturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Tony ScottProducer
Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Tony ScottScreenwriter
Brian HelgelandStarring
- Denzel Washington as Walter Garber
- John Travolta as Bernard Ryder
- John Turturro as Camonetti
- Luis Guzman as Ramos
- James Gandolfini
- Gbenga Akinnagbe
- Victor Gojcaj
- Ramon Rodriguez
- Alex Kaluzhsky
Story
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?









