The Dog (2013)

Directed by

Frank Keraudren, Allison Berg

Genre

documentary film, heist film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

18A

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of John Wojtowicz, the man whose 1972 bank robbery attempt was the basis for the film Dog Day Afternoon. It covers his sexuality, his motivations for the heist, and the events of that day.

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What happens

The Dog (also known as Storyville: The Great Sex Addict Heist) is a 2013 documentary film co-written and co-directed by Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren, about the real-life story of bisexual bank robber John Wojtowicz that inspired the 1975 Al Pacino movie Dog Day Afternoon about his August 1972 attempted heist and 14-hour televised hostage situation in Brooklyn to pay for his lover's sex-reassignment surgery. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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