Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Sidney Lumet · 124 min · Letterboxd ↗

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.

Dog Day Afternoon screens once in London: Prince Charles Cinema, Saturday 13 February at 15:00.