Dog Day Afternoon

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Actors: Charles Durning , Al Pacino , Carol Kane , Chris Sarandon , Marcia Jean Kurtz , John Cazale , Sully Boyar , Penelope Allen , Estelle Omens , Gary Springer , Amy Levitt , John Marriott , James Broderick , Beulah Garrick , Sandra Kazan

Director: Sidney Lumet

IMDB Rate: 8.2 out of 10 (55171 votes)

Plot Summary:Based upon a real-life story that happened in the early seventies in which the Chase Manhattan Bank in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was held siege by a gay bank robber determined to steal enough money for his male lover to undergo a sex change operation. On a hot summer afternoon, the First Savings Bank of Brooklyn is held up by Sonny and Sal, two down-and-out characters. Although the bank manager and female tellers agree not to interfere with the robbery, Sonny finds that theres actually nothing much to steal, as most of the cash has been picked up for the day. Sonny then gets an unexpected phone call from Police Captain Moretti, who tells him the place is surrounded by the citys entire police force. Having few options under the circumstances, Sonny nervously bargains with Moretti, demanding safe escort to the airport and a plane out of the country in return for the bank employees safety.