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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
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The attempted bank robbery becomes a public siege almost before the men have established control. Sidney Lumet keeps the changing relationship between the room, the police and the crowd intensely alive. The plan's failure opens the film rather than ending it, making this the volatile, character-driven alternative to clockwork criminal elegance.
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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.