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- Release Date: September 21, 1975
- Won the Academy Award for Original Screenplay by Frank Pierson
- Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Film Editing
- Based on the Life Magazine article, "The Boys in the Bank"
- The actual event took place on August 22, 1972 at a Chase Manhattan Bank in Gravesend, Brooklyn
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Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino. It follows a botched bank robbery by Sonny Wortzik (based on real-life bank robber John Stanley Wojtowicz) and his partner Salvatore Naturile, who barricade themselves inside the building with a number of hostages, and attempt to negotiate an escape.
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The film, with its gritty urbanism, is regarded as one of the pillars of 1970s American filmmaking, and is noteworthy for its portrayal of Wortzik's homosexuality and his relationship with a pro-operative transsexual -- the character Leon Schermer, based on the real-life Ernest Aron and played by Chris Sarandon. -
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Dog Day Afternoon Questions
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Do you send your dog to a 'doggie' day care when you are at work or away from home? 2 AnswersNope....we decided it would be best to train him to be alone when he was a puppy. WE bought a play pen from our local pet store and trained him to stay in side... read more -
What do you do to show your appreciation for your dog(s)? 9 AnswersMy dog loves to play fetch so first thing in the morning we play together. When we want him to feel loved and appreciated we play or give him a bone to chew on.... read more -
Question of the day: Wolfram Questions Guns Dogs 12 Answers#davepamn It has a lot to do with what goes on in Mahalo every day. I think it could provide some really good info about what to do to write really good answer... read more
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Puedo ver "Dog Day Afternoon" 1530 veces y siempre la disfrutare... Que buena pelicula!
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Attica Attica Attica! (Dog Day Afternoon) #classicmoviequotes
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i am in... make sure the bank has cash n not another dog day afternoon..! ;) @IAmAnushka RT @mojorojo: @IAmAnushka lets rob banks.
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Damn, Carlito's Way or Dog Day Afternoon? Ooohh the choices!
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"Attica! Attica!" Al Pacino (Dog day Afternoon) #classicmoviequotes
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