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The Incident

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On a New York City subway, two young punks, Artie Connors (Martin Sheen) and Joe Ferrone (Tony Musante), take control of a car filled with passengers. Among other people, the train includes military officer Felix Teflinger (Beau Bridges) and tough-talking Bill Wilks (Ed McMahon), as well as quiet Jewish man Sam Beckerman (Jack Gilford), and his wife, Bertha (Thelma Ritter). As the hostage situation stretches out, things become increasingly tense for everyone confined to the subway car.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The photography is fuzzy, the characters are gold-plated stereotypes, the plot is obvious and advances automatically. But the movie works; it delivers the goods. It creates the suspense and fear it tries for. Rated: 3/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The sort of raw drama that, sad to say, never loses its topicality. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 1, 2021 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com It's an exercise which remains as potent a time capsule as it is a mirror for the mutated behaviors and discriminations of today's vehemently troubled America which were inherited from their ignorant, complacent forefathers. Rated: 4/5 Aug 25, 2020 Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Hard to watch for all the right reasons Aug 12, 2019 Full Review Prairie Miller WBAI Web Radio It has been said about the film industry in the US, that it's a business whose commercial product just happens to be movies. Apr 4, 2007 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 5/5 Dec 5, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Well crafted story. Good casting. Apart from the film's integrity, it's interesting to watch some important "names" early in their careers: Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges. And who knew Ed McMahon was an actor? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Good film. Enraging. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member For most of us, there are times in life when we must summon the courage to confront evil. When that calling goes unanswered the affects can be devastating. The Incident explores this theme. The film lacks depth as the characters are stereotypical and predictable. Nonetheless, this neo-noir is worth a look as the cast is stellar and the black and white cinematography sharp. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Enormous cast, a dozen stars or future stars, High Suspense Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Powerful psychological drama with exceptional performances and rather taboo subject matter for 1967. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Some young men are up to trouble as they slang around town, robbing people and provoke everyone on they're way. They end up in a subway car and this is where they really start they're game. We see the stories of everyone in the car. How they get to the station and why they are there - we get to know them a little bit. It's a very nice build up, for 45 minutes or so, then Joe and Artie (acted by Tony Musante and Martin Sheen) enters. They are up for fuzz. Original setting, and brutal realism at it's best. It's almost like an old version of "Funny Games", just with an ever cooler setting. Very underrated film and very unknown. The cast is great and the performances are really good. A remake could be kind of nice. Maybe with an even better mixture of passengers and victims. 8.5 out of 10 casts. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On a New York City subway, two young punks, Artie Connors (Martin Sheen) and Joe Ferrone (Tony Musante), take control of a car filled with passengers. Among other people, the train includes military officer Felix Teflinger (Beau Bridges) and tough-talking Bill Wilks (Ed McMahon), as well as quiet Jewish man Sam Beckerman (Jack Gilford), and his wife, Bertha (Thelma Ritter). As the hostage situation stretches out, things become increasingly tense for everyone confined to the subway car.
Director
Larry Peerce
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m