Movie

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#2040

Seen It:
Yes

Drama, Thriller, Crime

USA / English

Al Pacino	Sonny
Penelope Allen	Sylvia
John Cazale	Sal
James Broderick	FBI Agent Sheldon
Charles Durning	Det. Sgt. Eugene Moretti
Beulah Garrick	Margaret
Chris Sarandon	Leon Shermer
Sully Boyar	Mulvaney
Sandra Kazan	Deborah
Marcia Jean Kurtz	Miriam
Carol Kane	Jenny
William Bogert

Director	Sidney Lumet
Producer	Robert Greenhut; Martin Bregman; Martin Elfand
Writer	Frank Pierson; P.F. Kluge; Thomas Moore
Cinematography	Victor J. Kemper

A dramatization of the true events during August 22nd, 1972, a man named Sonny (Al Pacino) engages in a bank heist that goes all wrong. Lasting almost 12 hours, Sonny and his accomplice are met with lengthy hostage negotiations, all the while bringing the character of who he really is out for all to see (and gaining sympathy from some of the hostages in the process!). The motive to all this? ...A way to pay for his gay lover's sex change.

Edition Details
Distributor	Warner Home Video
Edition	Two-Disc Special Edition
Barcode	085393372729
Region	Region 2
Release Date	04/07/2005
Packaging	Keep Case
Screen Ratio	Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles	English; Dutch; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks	Dolby Digital Mono [English] Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Layers	Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes	2

Personal Details
Purchase Price	$24.95
Links	Amazon US Dog Day Afternoon at Movie Collector Connect IMDB Amazon CA

Disc 1:

The Making Of Dog Day Afternoon: A 4 Part 30th Anniversary Documentary: Explore the actual events that inspired the movie, casting, filming and aftermath. Commentary by Director Sydney Lumet Vintage Featurette: Film Maker Theatrical Trailer