Dog Day Afternoon (Special Edition) (1975) On DVD

Actor:           John Cazale, Chris Sarandon, Sully Boyar, James Broderick, Penelope Allen
Director:      Sidney Lumet
Genre:          Drama
Year:            1975
Studio:         Warner Home Video
Length:        124 
Released:    February 28, 2006
Rating:         Restricted (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD 
Misc:            NTSC, Color
Language:  English, French
Subtitles  :  English, Spanish, French

DESCRIPTION:

Based upon a real-life story that happened in the early seventies in which the Chase Manhattan Bank in Gravesend, Brooklyn, was held siege by a gay bank robber determined to steal enough money for his male lover to undergo a sex change operation. On a hot summer afternoon, the First Savings Bank of Brooklyn is held up by Sonny and Sal, two down-and-out characters. Although the bank manager and female tellers agree not to interfere with the robbery, Sonny finds that there's actually nothing much to steal, as most of the cash has been picked up for the day. Sonny then gets an unexpected phone call from Police Captain Moretti, who tells him the place is surrounded by the city's entire police force. Having few options under the circumstances, Sonny nervously bargains with Moretti, demanding safe escort to the airport and a plane out of the country in return for the bank employees' safety.