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• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Limited Edition 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (09/06/2025) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Strap yourself in for the edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that wrote the rulebook on high-stakes heist movies Joseph Sargent's 1974 masterclass in relentless suspense, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Beneath the streets of Manhattan, on an afternoon like any other, four armed men hijack a subway carriage, demanding a $1 million ransom within an hour or they'll start executing their hostages. Upstairs, in the New York Transit Authority's control room, world-weary transit cop Lt Garber (Walter Matthau) is forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse with the cool, calculating Mr Blue (Robert Shaw), parrying the demands of both the hijackers and the city's authorities as the clock counts down to the fateful deadline. One of the seminal New York crime films of the seventies, shot on location and oozing period detail and authenticity, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three boasts pitch-perfect performances, pitch-black humour, an unrelenting pace and an unforgettable score by David Shire. Oft-imitated, never bettered, this rugged gem of Hollywood heist cinema remains a perennial classic of the genre and one hell of a ride. Gesundheit! 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS ¢ 4K restoration from the original camera negative ¢ 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) ¢ Original lossless mono audio ¢ Optional lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio remix ¢ Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ¢ Audio commentary by film historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson ¢ Audio commentary by actor/filmmaker Pat Healy and film programmer/historian Jim Healy ¢ The Mapping of Pelham One Two Three brand new then and now tour of the film's locations by critic Bryan Reesman, featuring Jodi Shapiro, curator of the New York Transit Museum ¢ Central to Pelham One Two Three brand new filmed appreciation by Barry Forshaw, author of American Noir ¢ 12 Minutes with Mr. Grey and Shades of Grey two interviews with actor Hector Elizondo ¢ Cutting on Action 2016 interview with editor Gerald B. Greenberg ¢ The Sound of the City 2016 interview with composer David Shire ¢ Above and Below 2018 interview with director of photography Owen Roizman ¢ Taking the Ride 2018 featurette exploring the film's New York City locations ¢ The Making of Pelham One Two Three vintage production featurette from the point of view of real-life New York City transit policeman Carmine Foresta ¢ Theatrical trailer ¢ TV spot ¢ Radio spots ¢ Image and poster gallery ¢ Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley ¢ Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page, Glenn Kenny, Mark Cunliffe and Guy Adams

• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (09/06/2025) from £17.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Strap yourself in for the edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that wrote the rulebook on high-stakes heist movies Joseph Sargent's 1974 masterclass in relentless suspense, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Beneath the streets of Manhattan, on an afternoon like any other, four armed men hijack a subway carriage, demanding a $1 million ransom within an hour or they'll start executing their hostages. Upstairs, in the New York Transit Authority's control room, world-weary transit cop Lt Garber (Walter Matthau) is forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse with the cool, calculating Mr Blue (Robert Shaw), parrying the demands of both the hijackers and the city's authorities as the clock counts down to the fateful deadline. One of the seminal New York crime films of the seventies, shot on location and oozing period detail and authenticity, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three boasts pitch-perfect performances, pitch-black humour, an unrelenting pace and an unforgettable score by David Shire. Oft-imitated, never bettered, this rugged gem of Hollywood heist cinema remains a perennial classic of the genre and one hell of a ride. Gesundheit! LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS ¢ 4K restoration from the original camera negative ¢ High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation ¢ Original lossless mono audio ¢ Optional lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio remix ¢ Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ¢ Audio commentary by film historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson ¢ Audio commentary by actor/filmmaker Pat Healy and film programmer/historian Jim Healy ¢ The Mapping of Pelham One Two Three brand new then and now tour of the film's locations by critic Bryan Reesman, featuring Jodi Shapiro, curator of the New York Transit Museum ¢ Central to Pelham One Two Three brand new filmed appreciation by Barry Forshaw, author of American Noir ¢ 12 Minutes with Mr. Grey and Shades of Grey two interviews with actor Hector Elizondo ¢ Cutting on Action 2016 interview with editor Gerald B. Greenberg ¢ The Sound of the City 2016 interview with composer David Shire ¢ Above and Below 2018 interview with director of photography Owen Roizman ¢ Taking the Ride 2018 featurette exploring the film's New York City locations ¢ The Making of Pelham One Two Three vintage production featurette from the point of view of real-life New York City transit policeman Carmine Foresta ¢ Theatrical trailer ¢ TV spot ¢ Radio spots ¢ Image and poster gallery ¢ Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley ¢ Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page, Glenn Kenny, Mark Cunliffe and Guy Adams

• The Taking Of Pelham 123 | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  ""Outstanding! Bursts With Heart-Stopping Excitement!"" -Leonard Maltin. An all-star cast including Oscar-winners Walter Matthau and Martin Balsam teams up with Robert Shaw to deliver ""sure-fire entertainment [that's] gripping and exciting from beginning to end"" (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the sizzling best-seller by John Godey this pulse-pounding picture is guaranteed to give you the ride of your life! Somewhere underground in New York's subway system just outside the

• The Taking of Pelham 123 | DVD | (11/01/2010) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Denzel Washington and John Travolta go head-to-head in this thrilling remake of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" - one of cinema's greatest ever riddles!

• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Blu Ray | (04/06/2012) from £26.47   |  Saving you £-16.48 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An all-star cast, including Robert Shaw (Jaws) and Oscar-Winners Walter Matthau and Martin Balsam delivers sure-fire entertainment that's gripping and exciting from beginning to end. Based on the sizzling best seller by John Godey, this pulse-pounding picture is guaranteed to give you the ride of your life! Somewhere underground, in New York's subway system, just outside the Pelham Station, a gang of armed men hijack a train, threatening to kill one hostage per minute unless their demands are met. Forced to stall these unknown assailants until a ransom is delivered or a rescue is made, transit chief Lt. Garber (Matthau) must ad-lib, bully, con and shrewdly outmanoeuvre one of the craftiest and cruellest villains (Shaw) in a battle of wits that will either end heroically or tragically.

• The Taking of Pelham 123 | Blu Ray | (11/01/2010) from £6.77   |  Saving you £18.22 (269.13%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Denzel Washington and John Travolta go head-to-head in this thrilling remake of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" - one of cinema's greatest ever riddles!

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• Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 / Inside Man / The Bone Collector | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Taking of Pelham 123: Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) is a New York City subway dispatcher whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. Ryder (John Travolta) the criminal mastermind behind the hijacking and leader of a highly-armed gang of four threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there's one riddle Garber can't solve: even if the thieves get the money how can they possibly escape? Inside Man: Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten but unorthodox Detective Fraiser (Washington) pits his wits against a high-class bank robber Dalton Russell (Owen) following the robbery of a Manhattan bank. As the chase unfolds political corruption and hidden agendas threaten to destabilise an already volatile situation. The Bone Collector: He takes his victims' lives and leaves behind mysterious pieces of a bizarre puzzle. And the only person who may be able to make sense of the serial killer's deranged plan is Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) a one-time top homicide investigator. After a tragic accident changes his life forever Rhyme can only watch as other cops bungle the case...until he teams up with a young rookie Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) who bravely becomes his eyes and ears and searches out the clues that help them solve the case. But as the killer senses the cops closing in Rhyme realizes that he and his partner are on the trail of a vicious sadistic murderer who will stop at nothing on his deadly mission. At any moment Rhyme and Amelia could become his next targets - and their first case could become their last.