Details
| Regisseur: | Joseph Sargent |
| Script: | John Godey, Peter Stone |
| Producent: | Gabriel Katzka, Stephen F. Kesten, Edgar J. Scherick |
| Theater Verschijning: | 1974 |
| Studio: | Palomar Pictures (I) |
| Genre: | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Duur: | 104 |
| Prijzen: | Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations |
| Talen: | English, Spanish |
| Geluid: | Mono |
| Aspectverhouding: | 2.35 : 1 |
Samenvatting
Vier gewapende mannen gijzelen een New Yorkse metro en eisen 1 miljoen dollar, die moeten worden geleverd in 1 uur, omdat anders de passagiers vermoord zullen worden. Lt. Zachary Garber van de New York City Transit Police moet samenwerken met de burgemeester, de eisen van de kapers en met de doortikkende klok, om zo de passagiers te kunnen redden en de kapers te straffen.Credits
| Walter Matthau | ... | Police Lt. Zachary Garber |
| Robert Shaw | ... | Bernard Grier aka Blue |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Harold Longman aka Green |
| Hector Elizondo | ... | Giuseppe Benvenuto aka Grey |
| Earl Hindman | ... | George Steever aka Brown |
| James Broderick | ... | Denny Doyle - Train Conductor |
| Dick O'Neill | ... | Frank Correll |
| Lee Wallace | ... | Al - the Mayor of New York City |
| Tom Pedi | ... | Caz Dolowicz |
| Beatrice Winde | ... | Mrs. Jenkins |
| Jerry Stiller | ... | Police Lt. Rico Patrone |
| Nathan George | ... | Police Ptl. James |
| Rudy Bond | ... | Phil - Police Commissioner |
| Kenneth McMillan | ... | Harry - Borough Commander (as Kenneth Mc Millan) |
| Doris Roberts | ... | Jessie - the Mayor's Wife |
| Julius Harris | ... | Inspector Daniels |
| Cynthia Belgrave | ... | The Maid |
| Anna Berger | ... | The Mother |
| Gary Bolling | ... | The Homosexual |
| Carol Cole | ... | The Secretary |
| Alex Colon | ... | The Delivery Boy |
| Joe Fields | ... | The Salesman |
| Mari Gorman | ... | The Hooker |
| Michael Gorrin | ... | The Old Man |
| Thomas La Fleur | ... | The Older Son |
| María Landa | ... | The Spanish Woman (as Maria Landa) |
| Louise Larabee | ... | The Alcoholic |
| George Lee Miles | ... | The Pimp |
| Carolyn Nelson | ... | Coed #1 |
| Eric O'Hanian | ... | The Younger Son |
| Lucy Saroyan | ... | Coed #2 |
| William Snickowski | ... | The Hippie |
| Barry Snyder | ... | The W.A.S.P. |
| Walter Jones | ... | Mr. Mattson |
| Jerry Holland | ... | Bud Carmody |
| Robert Weil | ... | Marino |
| Penny Krompier | ... | T.A. Secretary |
| Christopher Murney | ... | Dispatcher |
| Timothy Meyers | ... | Plumber (as Tim Myers) |
| Ruth Attaway | ... | Mayor's Nurse |
| Thomas Barbour | ... | T.A. Chairman |
| Marvin Silbersher | ... | Comptroller |
| Neil Brooks Cunningham | ... | Police Ptl. Miskowsky (as Simon Deckard) |
| Sal Viscuso | ... | Police Ptl. O'Keefe |
| Tony Fasce | ... | Police Ptl. Wentworth |
| Burtt Harris | ... | Police Ptl. Ricci |
| Gene Gross | ... | Muscat |
| Walter Lott | ... | Executive on train |
| Conrad Yama | ... | Mr. Tomashita |
| Sho Onodera | ... | Mr. Matsumoto |
| Toru Nagai | ... | Mr. Yashimura |
| Tura Nakamura | ... | Mr. Nakabashi |
| Rowena Rollins | ... | Angry Woman |
| Joseph Attles | ... | Angry Man |
| Willis Pinkett | ... | Towerman |
| Michelle Matthow | ... | T.A. Receptionist |
| Isabella Hoopes | ... | Woman on Platform |
| Bill Cobbs | ... | Man on Platform |
| Jim Pelham | ... | Subway Guard |
| Joe Seneca | ... | Police Sergeant |
| Gino Gennaro | ... | Police Lieutenant |
| Carmine Foresta | ... | Train Expediter |
| Tony Roberts | ... | Warren LaSalle |
| David Shire | ... | Composer |