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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]
Dog Day Afternoon at IMDb; Dog Day Afternoon at the TCM Movie Database "The Boys in the Bank", by P.F. Kluge and Thomas Moore at Google Books; Dog Day Afternoon essay by Daniel Eagan In America's Film Legacy, 2009–2010: A Viewer's Guide To The 50 Landmark Movies Added To The National Film Registry In 2009–10, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2011 ...
Elizabeth Debbie Eden (born August 19, 1946 – September 29, 1987) was an American transgender woman whose husband, John Wojtowicz, attempted a bank robbery, allegedly to pay for her sex reassignment surgery. The incident was adapted into the crime drama film Dog Day Afternoon , directed by Sidney Lumet. [1]
When the strange and sweaty little bank robber Sonny cries “Attica! Attica!” both to troll the police and to rally a Brooklyn crowd around him, it reverses the polarity of Dog Day Afternoon ...
Salvatore Antonio "Sal" Naturile, [1] also known as Donald Matterson [2] (June 26, 1953– August 23, 1972) was an American bank robber whose attempted robbery of a Chase Manhattan bank branch in Brooklyn, along with John Wojtowicz, in August 1972, inspired the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon. In the film he is portrayed by actor John Cazale.
Victor J. Kemper, the cinematographer behind “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” “National Lampoon’s Vacation” and other notable films, has died. He was 96. American ...
Dog Day Afternoon; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Best Director: Sidney Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon; Best Actor: Al Pacino – Dog Day Afternoon; Best Actress: Florinda Bolkan – A Brief Vacation (Una breve vacanza) Best Screenplay: Joan Tewkesbury – Nashville; Best Cinematography: John Alcott – Barry Lyndon; Best Foreign Film:
“Dog Day Afternoon,” the classic 1975 crime drama starring Al Pacino, takes place on an excruciatingly hot day in late August (although it’s set on August 22, 11 days after the “dog days ...