Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play " Outstanding! Bursts With Heart-Stopping Excitement!" -Leonard Maltin An all-star cast including Oscar-winners Walter Matthau & Martin Balsam teams up with Robert Shaw to deliver "sure-fire entertainment that&s gripping & exciting from beginning to end" (The Hollywood Reporter) Based on the sizzling best-seller by John Godey this pulse-pounding picture is guaranteed to give you the ride of your life! Somewhere underground in New York&s subway system just outside the Pelham Station a gang of armed men hijack a train 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 ad-lib bully con & shrewdly outmaneuver one of the craftiest & cruelest villains (Shaw) in a battle of wits that will either end heroically or tragically From the minute you board this train until its exhilarating climax you will be taken by "plenty of surprises & lots of nail-biting action" (Blockbuster Movie Guide)! Actors Martin Balsam Hector Elizondo Walter Matthau & Robert Shaw Director Joseph Sargent Certificate 15 years & over Year 1974 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Mono Additional Languages Spanish ; Italian ; French ; German Subtitles French ; Italian ; Spanish ; Dutch ; Swedish ; Norwegian ; Danish ; English For The Hearing Impaired ; German for The Hearing Impaired Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx)