Dog Day Afternoon
Warner Bros. (1975)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
In Collection
#1021
0*
Blu-ray Disc
124 mins
IMDB

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

Director Sidney Lumet
Producer Robert Greenhut
Martin Bregman
Writer Frank Pierson
P.F. Kluge
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
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Country USA
Language English
Distributor Warner Home Video
Barcode 085391136880
Region Region 1
Release Date 4/10/2007
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital Mono [Spanish]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
• Director's Commentary• Documentary: The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'• Featurette: Lumet: Film Maker• Theatrical Trailer
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Links Amazon US
Dog Day Afternoon at Movie Collector Connect
IMDB