The feature film starring
Walter Matthau , Robert Shaw
'Your train has been taken'. These ominous words echo into the security section of the New York subway. The most unlikely of hijackings has taken place with a gang of armed and desperate men in command of a train compartment and 17 passengers. Their demand is a ransom of one million dollars-to be delivered within an hour. For every minute's delay one of the passengers will die. This ingenious and gripping movie has a strong documentary element, contributing to the forceful and violent portrait of New York life - above and below the ground.
Screenplay by PETER STONE
Based on the novel by JOHN GODEY Produced by GABRIEL KATZKA , EDGAR J. SCHERICK Directed by JOSEPH SARGENT Films: page 18