Dog Day Afternoon
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Summary:
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 ther... Full Summary >>
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Cast:
Al Pacino - (Sonny)
John Cazale - (Sal)
Charles Durning - (N.Y. Detective Moretti)
Sully Boyar - (Bank Manager Mulvaney)
Chris Sarandon - (Leon)
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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 soul... Continue >>
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