The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film)
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film) is a television remake of the classic hostage-thriller about a hijacked New York City subway train.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5453836 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film) Context triple: [The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, hasRemake, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film)]
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American thriller film about a hijacked New York City subway train, renowned for its tense pacing, gritty realism, and influential status in the heist genre.
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A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale is a 1993 coming-of-age crime drama film set in 1960s New York, directed by and starring Robert De Niro and based on Chazz Palminteri’s autobiographical one-man play.
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Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 New Hollywood crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Al Pacino as a desperate bank robber in a story based on a real-life hostage situation.
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Serpico
Serpico is a 1973 crime drama film based on the true story of NYPD officer Frank Serpico, who exposed widespread police corruption.
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Training Day
Training Day is a 2001 crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua, following a rookie cop's harrowing first day with a corrupt narcotics detective in Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film) Target entity description: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film) is a television remake of the classic hostage-thriller about a hijacked New York City subway train.
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A.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American thriller film about a hijacked New York City subway train, renowned for its tense pacing, gritty realism, and influential status in the heist genre.
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B.
A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale is a 1993 coming-of-age crime drama film set in 1960s New York, directed by and starring Robert De Niro and based on Chazz Palminteri’s autobiographical one-man play.
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C.
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 New Hollywood crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Al Pacino as a desperate bank robber in a story based on a real-life hostage situation.
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D.
Serpico
Serpico is a 1973 crime drama film based on the true story of NYPD officer Frank Serpico, who exposed widespread police corruption.
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E.
Training Day
Training Day is a 2001 crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua, following a rookie cop's harrowing first day with a corrupt narcotics detective in Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Stephen McNutt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| composer | John Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Felix Enriquez Alcala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Scott Vickrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| follows | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalWork | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRemakeOf | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTelevisionRemakeOf | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfPremiere | United States television ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1998-02-01 ⓘ |
| partOf | ABC Saturday Night at the Movies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | David J. King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | ABC Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| runtime | 89 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
April Smith
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Peter Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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New York City Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Donnie Wahlberg
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Edward James Olmos NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Vidal NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorraine Bracco NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Schiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasha Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent D'Onofrio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
hostage situation
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subway hijacking ⓘ |
| title | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film) Description of subject: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film) is a television remake of the classic hostage-thriller about a hijacked New York City subway train.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 TV film)
this entity surface form:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (television adaptation)