The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) is a gripping thriller directed by Tony Scott and starring Denzel Washington, and John Travolta. Remade from the original 1974 movie and based on the book by Morton Freedgood, this pulse-racing film is packed with tension, energy and a storyline that will keep you glued to the screen.
In New York, four armed men, led by the super-smart Ryder, hijack the subway train Pelham 123. After stopping on an incline in the tunnel, the men release all but the first carriage and then call the subway control centre and speak to... operator Walter Garber. Garber is a supervisor at the subway who has been demoted whilst his superiors investigate claims that he was receiving bribery money in the purchase of Japanese trains. Ryder demands that $10 million is delivered to a meeting point within an hour or he'll start picking-off the hostages one by one - what's more, he'll only speak to Garber!
The mayor agrees to the ransom and whilst waiting, Ryder talks to Garber and empathises with his situation, in fact, he asks him to bring to money to the train - with seemingly no means of escape for the hijackers, Garber starts to wonder if maybe this has more to do with him than he first thought!
Denzel Washington and John Travolta go head-to-head in this thrilling remake of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" - one of cinema's greatest ever riddles! [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Tony Scott's re-make of the 1978 classic thriller. Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) is a New York City subway dispatcher whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. Ryder (John Travolta), the criminal mastermind behind the hijacking and 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?
Tony Scott directs this remake of the 1974 crime thriller 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three' which starred Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. Denzel Washington takes over Matthau's role as Lieutenant Garber, a dispatcher for the New York City Transit Police who finds himself in a face-off with criminal mastermind Ryder (John Travolta, in the role originally played by Shaw) after an armed gang hijacks a subway train and takes its passengers hostage, threatening to start executing them one by one if they are not paid a hefty ransom within the space of one hour.
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