Trailer
Assistive Technologies

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Runtime
1hr 44mins
Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Featuring
Walter Matthau,
Robert Shaw,
Martin Balsam,
Hector Elizondo
Body

Screen legends Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw team up with Martin Balsam and Hector Elizondo to deliver a sure-fire entertainment that's gripping and exciting from beginning to end and is guaranteed to give you the ride of your life. 

A gang of armed professionals hijack a New York subway train somewhere outside the Pelham station threatening to kill one hostage per minute unless their demands are met. Forced to stall these unknown assailants until a ransom is delivered or a rescue is made, transit chief Lt. Garber (Matthau) must shrewdly outmaneuver one of the craftiest and cruelest villains (Shaw) in a battle of wits that will either end heroically or tragically. 

Featuring masterful direction by Joseph Sargent (White Lightning), gorgeous widescreen cinematography by Owen Roizman (The French Connection), a classic rousing score by David Shire (The Conversation) and top-notch editing by Jerry Greenberg (Apocalypse Now) and Robert Q. Lovett (Cotton Comes to Harlem).

This Week

  • Winner of the Silver Lion for Best Direction (Brady Corbet) at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.

    Showtimes
  • Winner of the Grand Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

    Showtimes
  • The first English-language film from Pedro Almodóvar, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.

    Showtimes
  • Winner of Best Documentary at the 2024 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards.

    Showtimes
  • Timothée Chalamet stars as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.

    Showtimes
  • Nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Actress (Fernanda Torres) and Best Motion Picture of the Year.

    Showtimes
  • Stand back. Jim Kelly's out to kick the mob where it hurts.

    Showtimes
  • The stirring new film by multi-award-winning German auteur Andreas Dresen featuring Babylon Berlin star Liv Lisa Fries in an all-consuming performance.

    Showtimes
  • Before the film, join us for a seminar taught by Boston Globe film critic and author Odie Henderson!

    Showtimes
  • In The Heat of the Night

    They've got a murder on their hands and they don't know what to do with it.

    Showtimes
  • Looking at the foreign correspondent through the cinematic lens, taught by historian and educator Judi Freeman.

    Showtimes
  • Boston's one and only open mic night for filmmakers!

    Showtimes
  • A five-week course on the director's most iconic films.

    Showtimes
  • Nora Ephron’s hit rom-com Sleepless in Seattle introduced a new generation of fans to this classic weepie, starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.

    Showtimes
  • Can the most famous film star in the world fall for just an ordinary guy?

    Showtimes
  • Take a trip and break out of your shell with Barb and Star! 

    Showtimes
  • In a city ruled by criminals, two families have forgotten their fear. He will make them remember.

    Showtimes
  • One of the first movies to bring martial arts action to a mainstream Hollywood audience—and the final film Bruce Lee completed before his untimely death.

    Showtimes