The Incident (1967)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Larry Peerce

Writer:

Nicholas E. Baehr (writer)

Release Date:

26 January 1968 (West Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

At 1:55 a.m. Joe Ferrone and Artie Connors went looking for kicks. They found it 7 minutes later in "The Incident."

Plot:

Late one night, two young toughs hold hostage the passengers in one car of a New York subway train.

Plot Keywords:

Passenger | Subway | Train | Cast | Bum

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Victor Arnold	...	Tony Goya
Robert Bannard	...	Pfc. Phillip Carmatti
Beau Bridges	...	Pfc. Felix Teflinger
Ruby Dee	...	Joan Robinson
Robert Fields	...	Kenneth Otis
Jack Gilford	...	Sam Beckerman
Mike Kellin	...	Harry Purvis
Ed McMahon	...	Bill Wilks
Gary Merrill	...	Douglas McCann
Donna Mills	...	Alice Keenan
Tony Musante	...	Joe Ferrone
Brock Peters	...	Arnold Robinson
Thelma Ritter	...	Bertha Beckerman
Martin Sheen	...	Artie Connors
Jan Sterling	...	Muriel Purvis

Also Known As:

El incidente (Spain) [es]
Incident ... und sie kannten kein Erbarmen (West Germany) [de]
Incydent (Poland) [pl]
Korkunç olay (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Nea Yorki, ora 3 (Greece) [el]
New York ore 3: l'ora dei vigliacchi (Italy) [it]
Terror i natten (Norway) [no]
Terroristerna (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Terroristit (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Norway:16 (1968) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

3rd Avenue, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Moned Associated

Trivia:

Ed McMahon's movie acting debut.

Quotes:

Pfc. Felix Teflinger: No I don't think we're better than you, son. However, uh, I do think we're a little quieter.

Movie Connections:

References "Felix the Cat" (1960)

brutal realism

How did this little film slip between the cracks? This amazing film deserves mountains of more credit than it gets. It's a very real, brutal film that really tests our emotions.

It did to me, at least. The acting job (especially of the two leads) was phenomenal! Especially, by far, Martin Sheen.

The cinematography, the vicious personalities of the two street punks, the music, well... basically everything flat out works. Haven't we all felt like one of the passengers? Or maybe even like one of the hoodlums?

Great film. 10/10