"In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape."
Walter Matthau
as Lt. Garber
Robert Shaw
as Blue
Martin Balsam
as Green
Héctor Elizondo
as Grey
Earl Hindman
as Brown
James Broderick
as Denny Doyle
Dick O'Neill
as Correll
Lee Wallace
as The Mayor
Tom Pedi
as Caz Dolowicz
Jerry Stiller
as Lt. Rico Patrone
Beatrice Winde
as Mrs. Jenkins
Nathan George
as Ptl. James
Rudy Bond
as Police Commissioner
Kenneth McMillan
as Borough Commander
Doris Roberts
as Mayor's Wife
Julius Harris
as Inspector Daniels
Cynthia Belgrave
as The Maid
Anna Berger
as The Mother
Gary Bolling
as The Homosexual
Carol Cole
as The Secretary
Alex Colon
as The Delivery Boy
Joe Fields
as The Salesman
Mari Gorman
as The Hooker
Michael Gorrin
as The Old Man
Thomas La Fleur
as The Older Son
Maria Landa
as The Spanish Woman
Louise Larabee
as The Alcoholic
George Lee Miles
as The Pimp
Carolyn Nelson
as Coed #1
Eric O'Hanian
as The Younger Son
Lucy Saroyan
as Coed #2
William Snickowski
as The Hippie
Barry Snyder
as The W.A.S.P.
Walter Jones
as Mr. Mattson
Jerry Holland
as Bud Carmody
Robert Weil
as Marino
Penny Krompier
as T.A. Secretary
Christopher Murney
as Dispatcher
Timothy Meyers
as Plumber
Ruth Attaway
as Mayor's Nurse
Thomas Barbour
as T.A. Chairman
Marvin Silbersher
as Comptroller
Neil Brooks Cunningham
as Ptl. Miskowsky
Sal Viscuso
as Ptl. O'Keefe
Tony Fasce
as Ptl. Wentworth
Burtt Harris
as Ptl. Ricci
Gene Gross
as Muscat
Walter Lott
as Executive On Train
Conrad Yama
as Mr. Tomashita
Sho Onodera
as Mr. Matsumoto
Tura Nakamura
as Mr. Nakabashi
Toru Nagai
as Mr. Yashimura
Rowena Rollins
as Angry Woman
Joseph Attles
as Angry Man
Willis Pinkett
as Towerman
Michelle Matthow
as T.A. Receptionist
Isabella Hoopes
as Woman On Platform
Bill Cobbs
as Man on Platform
Jim Pelham
as Subway Guard
Joe Seneca
as Police Sergeant
Gino Gennaro
as Police Lieutenant
Carmine Foresta
as Train Expediter
Tony Roberts
as Warren LaSalle
Edgar J. Scherick
Producer
Peter Stone
Screenplay
John Godey
Novel
David Shire
Original Music Composer
Joseph Sargent
Director
Gabriel Katzka
Stephen F. Kesten
Associate Producer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Alixe Gordin
Casting
Gene Rudolf
Art Direction
Herbert F. Mulligan
Set Decoration
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Irving Buchman
Makeup Artist
Second Unit
Bruno Robotti
Scenic Artist
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Editor
Marc Laub
Sanford Rackow
Pat Suraci
Boom Operator
Maurice Schell
Sound Effects Editor
Joie Chitwood Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Josh Weiner
Still Photographer
Nancy Hopton
Script Supervisor
Michael Haley
Second Assistant Director
Joseph M. Caracciolo
Property Master
Stunt Driver
Carey Loftin
Tim Chitwood
Paul Nuckles
Tim Heck
Bill Barber
Rick Seaman
Harry Madsen
Daniel Dod
Second Unit Director
Peter R. Scoppa
Assistant Director
Sal Scoppa Jr.
Vic Ramos
Extras Casting
Tom Priestley Jr.
Assistant Camera
Gary Muller
Chris Newman
Sound Mixer
Al Gramaglia
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Newman
Wardrobe Master
Cynthia Scheider
Assistant Editor
Erma E. Levin
Music Editor
Stanley Bochner
Assistant Sound Editor
David Ray