Dog Day Afternoon: A Humorous Take on the Original Source.
Dog Day Afternoon. Details: 1975, USA, Cert 15, 130 mins. Direction: Sidney Lumet. Summary: One of Pacino's finest moments: he's a bank robber who becomes a cause celebre after a heist turns into.
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Dog Day Afternoon 95%. R,150 min. Classics, Drama; Directed By: Sidney Lumet; In Theaters: Sep 21, 1975 wide; On DVD: Dec 16, 1997; WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES; Dog Day Afternoon Photos. View All.
The dog days were the days when the Dog Star, Sirius, rose just before sunrise. Ancient Romans believed that the hot days of late summer were caused by the Dog Star, and thought that dogs went mad.
Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 Sidney Lumet film starring Al Pacino as Sonny Wortzik and John Cazale as Sal, his partner. The film is based on a Real Life incident from August 1972. On the hottest day of the year, three men in Brooklyn decide to rob a bank.The plan is simple: They're going to run in, steal the latest shipment of money, and leave.It'll be over quickly, and the robbers will go.
Here’s an excellent video session with writer-director Frank Pierson, courtesy of Go into the story.His credits include Cat Ballou (1965), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), A Star Is Born (1976), King of the Gypsies (1978), In Country (1989), and Presumed Innocent (1990). Frank Pierson discusses working as a director of movies for television and writer of acclaimed feature.
An Oscar winner for original screenplay, Dog Day Afternoon was also nominated for best picture, actor, supporting actor (Chris Sarandon, as a surprise figure from Sonny's past), editing, and director (Sidney Lumet of Serpico, Prince of the City, The Verdict and Running on Empty). --Jim Emerson. Customers who bought this item also bought. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. This shopping.