Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
124 min · Heist, LGBTQ-related film, Psychological Thriller, action film, biographical film, black comedy film, comedy drama, comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, docudrama, drama film, gangster film, heist film, mystery film, suspense film, thriller film
Directors
Sidney Lumet
Cast
Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, James Broderick, William Bogert, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar, Beulah Garrick, Carol Kane, Sandra Kazan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Amy Levitt, John Marriott, Estelle Omens, Gary Springer, Carmine Foresta, Lance Henriksen
The story
On August 22, 1972, first-time crook Sonny Wortzik and his friends Salvatore "Sal" Naturile and Stevie attempt to rob the First Brooklyn Savings Bank. The plan immediately goes awry when Stevie loses his nerve and flees. Sonny discovers they arrived after the daily cash pickup which left only $1,100 in cash at the bank.
Catalogue themes and tags
1970s, Accomplice, Airplane, Asthma, Bank employee, Bankeinbruch, Brooklyn, Bus, Catholic, Diabetes, Flughafen, Gay, Gazer, Heat, Hostage, Hostage Drama, Hostage-Taking, Hubschrauber, Insanity, Kidnapper, Kopfschuss, Kriminalkommissar, Lieferjunge, Madness, Negotiation, New York, Pistole, Pizza Boy, Pizza Delivery, Police, Schwitzen, Sex Change, Sniper, Sommer, Stockholm Syndrome, Transsexualism, Vietnamveteran, Wyoming, psychophat, LGBT, Crime Fiction, Crime Drama, Docudrama, Drama, New Hollywood
Genres
Heist, LGBTQ-related film, Psychological Thriller, action film, biographical film, black comedy film, comedy drama, comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, docudrama, drama film, gangster film, heist film, mystery film, suspense film, thriller film
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