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  2. John Wojtowicz - Wikipedia

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    Wojtowicz's story was used as the basis for the film Dog Day Afternoon (released in 1975), starring Al Pacino as Wojtowicz (called "Sonny Wortzik" in the film) and John Cazale, one of Pacino's co-stars in The Godfather, as Naturile. Elizabeth Eden, known as "Leon" in the film, was portrayed by actor Chris Sarandon. [14]

  3. Dog Day Afternoon - Wikipedia

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    Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand.The film stars Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick and Charles Durning.

  4. Al Pacino pushed to cut 'bulls---' “Dog Day Afternoon” scene ...

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    In his new memoir Sonny Boy, ... Pacino's Sonny Wortzik, was motivated to commit the crime to pay for his partner Leon's gender affirmation operation. ... and who today we would understand is ...

  5. Al Pacino's 10 best and 10 worst movies, according to critics

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    Al Pacino as Sonny Wortzik in "Dog Day Afternoon." ... The best sales to shop today: You can still save big with 35% off Bissell's Little Green, 80% off Kate Spade and more. AOL.

  6. 'Attica': Why directors of year's most shocking documentary ...

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    “He wants to kill me so bad he can taste it,” Al Pacino’s heated bank robber Sonny Wortzik snarls at encroaching cops during an early stand-off with law enforcement in Sidney Lumet’s ...

  7. Salvatore Naturile - Wikipedia

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    Released in 1975, it starred Al Pacino as Wojtowicz (called "Sonny Wortzik" in the film) and John Cazale, Pacino's co-star in The Godfather (1972), as Naturile. In 1975, Wojtowicz wrote a letter to The New York Times expressing concern that people would believe the film version of the events, which he said was only "30% accurate". Among other ...

  8. Elizabeth Eden - Wikipedia

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    The film Dog Day Afternoon shows Sonny (the Wojtowicz character) making out a will to give Leon (Eden's character) his life insurance so that even if he were killed, "Leon" could pay for the operation. The real-life Wojtowicz was paid $7500, plus 1% of the film's net profits, for the rights to his story, from which he gave Eden enough money to ...

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