Dog Day Afternoon (DVD, 2005)

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This edition, encoded in English with Arabic and English subtitles, is suitable for hearing-impaired viewers. Enjoy this iconic film, rated 15, as a standout addition to your DVD collection.

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In a story that's so deliriously absurd, it could only be true, Al Pacino stars as a gay man who robs the Chase Manhattan Bank in Brooklyn in order to raise the money for his lover's sex-change operation. DOG DAY AFTERNOON reunites Pacino with his SERPICO director Sidney Lumet, and stands as one of the finest films of the 1970s.

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ProducerMartin Bregman, Martin Elfand
EAN7321900010245
eBay Product ID (ePID)3942985

Product Key Features

ActorChris Sarandon, Charles Durning, Al Pacino, James Broderick, John Cazale, Carol Kane
Film/TV TitleDog Day Afternoon
DirectorSidney Lumet
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageArabic\English
Run Time119 Mins
Aspect RatioFull Screen
Release Year2005
FormatDVD
FeaturesInteractive Menus\Production Notes\Scene Access, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Production DesignerCharles Bailey
AwardsBest Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen 1976 - Frank Pierson
Additional InformationBefore Peter Finch was 'mad as hell' in NETWORK, Sidney Lumet's scorching indictment of the American television industry, Al Pacino played an equally ferocious and fed-up bank robber in Lumet's classic film DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Pacino is heartbreakingly real as Sonny, a smart and tough if self-destructive Brooklyn tough whose plan to rob the local bank to fund his male lover's (Chris Sarandon) sex change goes absurdly wrong. Accompanied only by his doltish accomplice, Sal (John Cazale), Sonny resorts to kidnapping a handful of bank employees when he realizes that all the money had been removed before his arrival. As the lengthy August day drags on, Sonny and the hordes of local police, led by Sergeant Moretti (Charles Durning), make little progress, and eventually Sonny's wife and lover are brought to the scene. The crowd's sympathy is immediately captured by the charismatic Sonny, whose antagonism with the police is played out before an audience of millions, leading to an inevitably tragic finish.<BR>Balancing suspense, violence, and humor, the film's depiction of a grand scale media event craftily dives from the political to the personal, evoking a piercing portrait of a single man and his devastating downward tumble into the cracks of the system that Lumet made a career of chronicling. DOG DAY AFTERNOON reunites Pacino with his SERPICO director Lumet, and stands as one of the finest films of the 1970s.
Art DirectorDouglas Higgins
Costume DesignerAnna Hill Johnstone
AuthorFrank Pierson
Set DesignerRobert Drumheller
Format DescriptionDVD 5
Sound sourceMono
EditorDede Allen
Movie/TV TitleDog Day Afternoon
Director of PhotographyVictor J. Kemper

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  • One of my favourites.

    A brilliant film. Full of useful hints and tips about how to rob a bank. Apparently it's always best to rob them on a day when they have money. Who knew ? The two actors were very good. Al someone and the other guy. As a bonus, they didn't make Dog Day 2, so that's good.

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  • An unusual film but excellent acting and fabulous storyline .

    It has drama, humour and excellent acting . Rare in these days of noise and lack of talent

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  • Really good off the wall classic film.

    Very good quality picture on dvd, delivery spot on , film a young Al Pacino in a tongue in cheek bank robbery quite funny in places.

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  • Very late review on a great film

    Somebody told me this is a fine movie, I'd never seen it, so around 43 years after its release, I bought a copy. Yeah, brilliant drama. Tight script, great desperate characters, very well acted, and a true story. Usually true stories leave me cold, but this is remarkable and bizarre. If you've seen this movie, take no more notice of me, if you haven't, take a chance.

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  • Just had to have it

    Always loved this movie

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  • Great film

    Great film, I can now watch it whenever I want

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  • Great actors, and great acting!

    Excellent value for money.

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  • Brilliant film

    One of Pacino’s best!

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  • Movie with a difference but terrific to watch

    Al Pacino at his best.

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  • Good

    Haven’t watched it yet

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