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DOG DAY AFTERNOON premieres in New York. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Written by Frank Pierson, basedon a Life magazine article. A live wire ferocious Al Pacino & a haunted John Cazale propel landmark 70s classic set in Brooklyn on a hot August day in 1972, charting 12 tense hours in the lives of two young goofballs who suddenly find themselves at the centre of a media frenzy when their botched bank robbery and subsequent hostage-taking engenders a protracted police standoff that captures the imagination of the entire city. With James Broderick and Charles Durning. Film wins Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
