Cynthia Belgrave

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three -- Walter Matthau stars as a New York transit cop who must keep gunmen who've hijacked a subway car from killing hostages if their $1,000,000 ransom demand is not met within an hour.

Walter Matthau stars as a New York transit cop who must keep four ruthless terrorists who've hijacked a Bronx subway car from killing hostages (a pimp, a pregnant Puerto Rican woman, a hippie, a prostitute, a WASP, a wino, and a gay man) one by one if their $1,000,000 ransom demand is not met within an hour.

George C. Scott stars in this black comedy as Herbert Bock, a suicidal doctor who struggles to find meaning in his life while a murderer stalks the halls of his hospital. Herbert's life is on a downward spiral, but just as he contemplates killing himself, patients at the hospital begin dying -- apparently from erroneous treatments they're being mysteriously ministered. Diana Rigg co-stars in this Academy Award winner for Best Screenplay.

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?