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Sep 29, 2023 · The Real Story Of John Wojtowicz And The Bank Robbery That Inspired ‘Dog Day Afternoon’. By Gina Dimuro | Edited By Matt Crabtree. Published September 29, 2023. Updated November 29, 2023. On August 22, 1972, John Wojtowicz tried to rob a Brooklyn bank to pay for his lover's gender-reassignment surgery — before the heist went terribly wrong.
Children. 2. Conviction (s) Bank robbery. Criminal penalty. 20 years imprisonment, served five years. John Stanley Joseph Wojtowicz ( / vɔɪˈtoʊvɪtʃ /, voy-TOE-vitch; [1] March 9, 1945 – January 2, 2006) was an American bank robber whose story inspired the film Dog Day Afternoon.
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- January 2, 2006 (aged 60), New York City, U.S.
- 20 years imprisonment, served five years.
- March 9, 1945, New York City, U.S.
Aug 3, 2014 · As depicted in “Dog Day Afternoon,” the crime turned into a 14-hour circus that had over 2,000 onlookers on the scene rooting for Wojtowicz, who, at one point, threw money out to the crowd.
Sep 30, 2013 · Documentary tells the real story of the man who inspired 'Dog Day Afternoon'. An undated photo of John Wojtowicz, whose 1972 bank robbery later inspired the film "Dog Day Afternoon."...
Jun 25, 2023 · Sun 25 June 2023 14:30, UK. Dog Day Afternoon, the masterful American crime film directed by Sidney Lumet and penned by Frank Pierson, tells the darkly comic yet strangely touching true story of two misguided men embarking on a bank heist gone wrong.
Aug 10, 2014 · Twelve years in the making, ‘The Dog’ paints a portrait of John Wojtowicz, the bank robber who served as the inspiration behind Al Pacino’s character in ‘Dog Day Afternoon.’ Allison Berg ...
Aug 8, 2014 · 2. The Robbers Were, Uh, Close. As depicted in Dog Day Afternoon, a third robber, Bobby Westenberg, got cold feet and fled the bank just before police arrived. The night before the heist, he and ...
