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Dog Day Afternoon

The robbery should have taken 10 minutes. 4 hours later, the bank was like a circus sideshow. 8 hours later, it was the hottest thing on live TV. 12 hours later, it was history. And it's all true.

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Director
Sidney Lumet
Year
1975
Rating
R
Runtime
125 minutes
Released
1975-09-21

Based on the true 1972 Brooklyn bank robbery by John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile, the film follows the botched heist that turns into a televised hostage crisis.

Condition (as it ships)

Rolled

Provenance

Originally released: 1975-09-21

In wide release: Fall 1975 through early 1976

Likely shown at the Sun: October–November 1975 (estimated for a small Michigan second‑run house) (estimated)

Released during the New Hollywood era, when gritty, character‑driven crime dramas were popular in American cinemas.

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