Dog Day Afternoon | Attica! | The Hostage Exchange | Warner Classics

Sonny (Al Pacino) and Sal (John Cazale) are surrounded by the police, in a bank heist turned hostage situation. When the negotiator (Charles Durning) tries to arrange an exchange, other police officers are too aggressive. Sonny capitalizes on the crowd's emotions by reminding them of police aggression at Attica Prison. Directed by Sidney Lumet.

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About Dog Day Afternoon (Theatrical Release - September 21, 1975):
Academy Award winner Al Pacino robs a bank to pay for a sex-change operation for his lover, Leon (Chris Sarandon). Based on a true story. On one of the hottest days of August 1972, three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a Brooklyn bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.

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