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Dog Day Afternoon

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Dog Day Afternoon
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R,2hrs 10min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1975
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Al Pacino, John Cazale, Sully Boyar  ...more
Synopsis: Based on a true 1972 story, Sidney Lumet's 1975 drama chronicles a unique bank robbery on a hot summer afternoon in New York City. Shortly before closing time, scheming loser Sonny (Al Pacino) and his slow-witted buddy, Sal (John Cazale), burst into a Brooklyn bank for what should be a run-of-the-mill robbery, but everything goes wrong, beginning with the fact that there is almost no money in the bank. The situation swiftly escalates, as Sonny and Sal take hostages; enough cops to police the tristate ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Shooting on location in New York, Sidney Lumet and Oscar-winning writer Frank Pierson maintain an objective view of a potentially exploitative story, grasping both the human comedy of an absurd situation and the utter seriousness of what's at stake. Sonny and Sal are not so much stereotypical figures of ridicule as they are lost souls at the mercy of forces beyond their control and comprehension. Yet ... Full Review
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Al Pacino
Sonny
John Cazale
Sal
Sully Boyar
Bank Manager Mulvaney
Charles Durning
N.Y. Detective Moretti
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