Directed by Sidney Lumet, Dog Day Afternoon (1975) is an American crime thriller. It revolves around the desperate pursuit of a man to arrange money for his lover’s treatment. He decides to rob a bank ...

A half-century of shifting details hasn't dulled the sense of desperation that Al Pacino and Sidney Lumet bring to Dog Day ...

In a new interview, Pacino explained why he didn’t think he could bring the part to life and why he changed his mind He ultimately received an Oscar nomination for his performance Al Pacino’s role in ...

“Who ever heard of bank robbers escaping on a plane with fifty hostages? You’ve seen ‘Dog Day Afternoon!’” -Denzel Washington in “Inside Man.” Sidney Lumet’s Oscar-winning New York City heist movie is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I typically like movies based on true stories, but one issue that I have with some of them is ...

Dog Day Afternoon, the new Stephen Adly Guirgis play based on the classic 1975 movie and starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, will begin Broadway previews on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, and ...

Step back into the sweltering summer of 1972, New York City—a time when the Vietnam War looms large, Watergate headlines flood the news, and one man's desperate act captivates the nation. A Brooklyn ...

Meet the co-owners behind Brooklyn's Dog Day Afternoon. We're officially in the dog days of summer, and two guys serving up loaded Vienna beef franks have the perfect savory fix for the seasonal ...