February 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is the only film where Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw worked together…and they only appear in one scene together.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:04 AM
This is the only film where Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw worked together…and they only appear in one scene together.
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Robert Shaw based his character on real professional thieves. He studied interviews of British train robbers to dial in Mr. Blue’s clipped, amoral professionalism.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Robert Shaw based his character on real professional thieves. He studied interviews of British train robbers to dial in Mr. Blue’s clipped, amoral professionalism.
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The famous final scene was not in the novel. It was created for the film and remains one of the most iconic punchlines in film.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:14 AM
The famous final scene was not in the novel. It was created for the film and remains one of the most iconic punchlines in film.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The control room dialog is mostly accurate. Transit workers praised the film for its accurate terminology.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:12 AM
The control room dialog is mostly accurate. Transit workers praised the film for its accurate terminology.
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one of the joys of watching #70sFilm is the clothing styles, hair styles, interiors, etc.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:47 AM
one of the joys of watching #70sFilm is the clothing styles, hair styles, interiors, etc.
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Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched #Network #TheSmallWorldOfSammyLee #TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree #IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer
August 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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other great train films:
THE TRAIN (1964)
THE LADY VANISHES (1938)
RUNAWAY TRAIN (1985)
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945)
SPIRITED AWAY (2001)
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THE TRAIN (1964)
THE LADY VANISHES (1938)
RUNAWAY TRAIN (1985)
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945)
SPIRITED AWAY (2001)
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January 22, 2026 at 2:33 AM
other great train films:
THE TRAIN (1964)
THE LADY VANISHES (1938)
RUNAWAY TRAIN (1985)
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945)
SPIRITED AWAY (2001)
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THE TRAIN (1964)
THE LADY VANISHES (1938)
RUNAWAY TRAIN (1985)
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945)
SPIRITED AWAY (2001)
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December 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched #TheSmallWorldOfSammyLee #TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree #IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer #FantasticFourFirstSteps
August 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Walter Matthau with a bold 70s fashion statement. #TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree #TCMParty
January 22, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Subway tunnel scenes were shot first, followed by the control station scenes which were reproduced on a soundstage.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Subway tunnel scenes were shot first, followed by the control station scenes which were reproduced on a soundstage.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Tunnel scenes were filmed on abandoned lines near the closed Court Street Station in Brooklyn
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January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Tunnel scenes were filmed on abandoned lines near the closed Court Street Station in Brooklyn
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All of the hijackers’ names are based on MTA subway lines (green, blue, gray, and brown)
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January 22, 2026 at 2:08 AM
All of the hijackers’ names are based on MTA subway lines (green, blue, gray, and brown)
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January 22, 2026 at 3:15 AM