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Dog Day Afternoon. Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand. The film stars Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick, and Charles Durning. The screenplay is written by Frank Pierson and is based on the Life magazine article "The Boys in the Bank ...
Dec 25, 1975 · A true story of a botched heist by three amateurs in Brooklyn, New York, in 1972. Al Pacino stars as Sonny, a trans woman's husband who demands a plane out of the country in exchange for the hostages.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Sidney Lumet
- 1975-12-25
A classic crime drama starring Al Pacino as a bank robber who takes hostages in Brooklyn. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or rent the movie.
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- Sidney Lumet
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- Al Pacino
When Sonny's wife Leon Schermer (a trans woman) (Chris Sarandon) arrives, she reveals that Sonny is robbing the bank to pay for Leon's sex reassignment surgery and that Sonny also has a legal wife, Angie, and children. Leon refuses to speak with Sonny, even over the telephone. As night sets in, the lights in the bank all shut off.
Al Pacino stars as Sonny, a bank robber who takes hostages and becomes a media celebrity in this film based on a true story. Roger Ebert praises the complex character, the quirky humor, and the exploration of the clichés of the genre.
Dog Day Afternoon. True story about a bank robbery gone haywire one hot August day when two optimistic losers, the frantic master-mind Sonny, and his slow-witted buddy Sal, attempt to rob a Brooklyn bank. The price before discount is the median price for the last 90 days. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to ...
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Aug 7, 2008 · A classic film about a bank robbery gone wrong, starring Al Pacino as Sonny, a gay man who wants to finance his lover's sex change. The review praises the naturalistic style, the humor, the characters and the performances of the film.
