The Taking of Pelham 123

A man named Ryder hijacks a subway train in New York City, demanding a ransom and threatening hostages, while the train dispatcher, Walter Garber, negotiates with him, eventually leading to a gunfight and Ryders death on the Manhattan Bridge, after which Garber is praised and returns home to his wife. The Taking of Pelham 123 is a 2009 American English-language Action Crime motion picture starring Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzm N, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini and Kirk Mcgee. The movie is based on The Taking of Pelham One Two Three by John Godey. Columbia Pictures in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions and Escape Artists. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Todd Black, Tony Scott, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch. The Taking of Pelham 123 is written by Brian Helgeland and John Godey and it is directed by Tony Scott. Sony Pictures Releasing acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Taking of Pelham 123 was released on 10th June 2009 and takes a screen time of 106 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Taking of Pelham 123 was made on a budget of $100 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $150 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Brian Helgeland. Cinematography was done by Tobias A. Schliessler and editing by Chris Lebenzon. The music was composed by Harry Gregson-williams.