Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - Official Trailer

You knew this is a unique film after you watched it, didn't you? A masterpiece of acting and screenplay, by the late Sidney Lumet.

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 there's 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 city's 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.

Released on 1975
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Chris Sarandon, Charles Durning

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  Film & Animation

[European Son]

This is not a trailer, it's just a shorter version of the movie lol.

[MCSrpskiOrao]

Michael and Fredo :D

[Moo351]

Lmao 0:18-0:21 Smoothe move Al....smoothe move.

[TheOwlsAre NotWhatTheySeem]

I was just thinking that, I no longer have to watch the movie because I just did.

[perker180]

2:08 hahahahhaa.. " WELL IM TRYING TO TALK TO YOU!!!!"

[luckyx085]

I meant quite opposite. Irritating background sound tracks, toy-looking pistols, ridiculous sound of bullet. All those may work back in old days, but now they suck. Totally incompatible.

[xXxJokerManxXx]

this is a very underrated movie, but still a masterpiece

[bajambalumbax]

guys i wanna ask you: why is sal afraid of airplanes, and why does he say that that would have been his first flight, if he was in Vietnam with Sonny years before the robbery? I still don't get it

[Walter Quick, Jr.]

You mean good, right?

[southcanada]

I would love to experience NYC in the seventies

[zhok023]

I seriously hope that was sarcasm.

[cmrodican]

thank goodness for that, wouldnt want to sit through the whole thing again :P