The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, his novel about the hijacking of a New York City Subway train, was a best seller in 1973 and was made into the 1974 movie starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw, a 1998 TV-movie remake of the same title, and a 2009 theatrical-feature remake, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.
The Hijacking of Pelham One Two Three, his novel about a New York City Subway train hijack in 1973, became a bestseller that year and was adapted into the 1974 film starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. A TV-movie remake appeared in 1998 with the same title, and a theatrical-feature remake titled The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 was released in 2009.