The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3

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