The New York City Subway was in a pretty bad place in the 1970s. Dirty, overcrowded, prone to delays and breakdowns, and festooned with graffiti, taking a ride on certain lines was also a perilous affair. By the end of the decade, around 250 felonies were reported each week, prompting a group of vigilant citizens to form the Guardian Angels. Yet while it might have been a hair-raising and frustrating way to travel, the underground network made for an atmospheric film location. During the '70s, the New York subway made many memorable cameos in movies such as "Death Wish," "Saturday Night Fever," and "The Warriors." The film that arguably made the most of this gritty subterranean backdrop was Joseph Sargent's "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three," one of the greatest heist movies ever made.

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