The story of a botched bank robbery that occurred August 22, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York and turned into a bizarre hostage situation lasting all day.
Rated R.|||adult
Warner Bros Pictures ; an Artists Entertainment Complex production ; screenplay by Frank Pierson ; produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand ; directed by Sidney Lumet.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1975.
Special features: The making of Dog day afternoon: a 4-part 30th anniversary documentary that explores the actual events that inspired the movie, casting, filming and aftermath ; commentary by director Sidney Lumet ; vintage featurette Lumet : film maker ; theatrical trailer.
Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon.
Director of photography, Victor J. Kemper ; editor, Dede Allen.
Blu-ray; Dolby digital English, French, and Spanish 1.0; 1080p High Definition 16x9 1.85:1.
English, French and Spanish with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Pacino), Best Supporting Actor (Sarandon), Best Director, and Best Film Editing.
Educational and home use only.
Closed captioning in English.
