Dog Day Afternoon at the Duke Screen Society

A lesser known of the only five films - all nominated for a Best Picture Oscar - in which John Cazale (a.k.a. Fredo) starred in a supporting role in his short seven-years career before his untimely death at the age of 42. The other four being: Godfather and Godfather Part II, The Conversation, and Deer Hunter.

(Sidney Lumet, 1975, 125 min, USA, English, DCP)
"[Al] Pacino gives one of his greatest performances as desperate crook Sonny Wortzik in Lumet’s epochal New York crime drama, based on the bizarre true story of a 1972 bank robbery staged blocks from the movie’s Brooklyn location. An anti-establishment thriller that perfectly captures the anarchy of 1970s New York, the film is remembered primarily for Pacino’s increasingly unhinged work, but the actor is given crucial support from the always poignant Cazale, whose slow-burn turn as Sonny’s unpredictable accomplice, 'Sal' Naturile, is a highlight of the underappreciated actor’s legendary run through 1970s American cinema." -- Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI)
-- Pacino’s performance as Sonny Wortzik, an unemployed Vietnam veteran, earned him his fourth Oscar nomination in consecutive years and the Best Actor award.
"One of the best 'New York' movies ever made." -- Pauline Kael, The New Yorker
"By turns manically funny, slyly terrifying and strangely provocative, it somehow reaches beyond its format to make startling comment on the rampant panic of contemporary life." -- Kevin Kelly, Boston Globe

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072890
https://cinematicarts.duke.edu/screensociety/screenings/dog-day-afternoon-sidney-lumet-1975-jamesons-cinematic-century

Let's gather 15 min before the show (which starts at 19:00) in front of the theater.

Group discussion will follow in the Rubenstein lobby or, if there is enough interest, at some downtown location nearby.