Lee Wallace scores the biggest laughs as the mayor of New York who doesn’t want to appear in public because the people always boo him. They are described more in terms of amused pathos than evil. The hijackers, all sporting the same style fake mustaches, are played by Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo and Earl Hindman. The large, well-characterized cast is ably headed by Walter Matthau, whose wonderfully weary sense of irony is perfect for the head of the Transit Authority police, who ad libs wry jokes to the hijackers in the process of activating or stalling their demands. Lovett keep the pitch of excitement high and constantly in motion.
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Sargent’s straightforward action direction and the skilled juggling of editors Gerald Greenberg and Robert Q. Sargent’s accomplishment is in his deft establishment of interesting, full-dimensioned characters, described in a single gesture or line of dialogue, without slowing down the story. The story pretty much takes care of itself, but the description of characters, which must necessarily be brief, can easily fall into stereotypes. The logical pitfall of multiple jeopardy pictures lies not so much in the plotting as in the characterization. New Yorkers, packed together closer than any other people and living under the constant threat of municipal breakdown, have evolved a defensive, resigned sense of humor that unifies their plight. The premise and setting are perfect for the national obsession with disaster.
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Peter Stone has adapted John Godey’s compelling novel about the hijacking of a New York subway train for a million-dollar ransom into a many charactered screenplay highlighted by arch New Yorker survival dialogue.