Directed by:
Sidney LumetScreenplay:
Frank R. PiersonCinematography:
Victor J. KemperCast:
Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick, Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Lance Henriksen, Dominic Chianese, Chris Sarandon, Robert Costanzo, Tom Towles (more)VOD (3)
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Pacino is heartbreakingly real as Sonny, a smart yet self-destructive Brooklyn tough whose plan to rob the local bank to fund his male lover's (Chris Sarandon) sex change goes absurdly wrong. Accompanied only by his doltish accomplice, Sal (John Cazale), Sonny realizes that all the money had been removed before his arrival, and decides to kidnap a handful of bank employees instead. As the lengthy August day drags on, Sonny and hordes of local police, led by Sergeant Moretti (Charles Durning), make little progress, and eventually Sonny's wife and lover are brought to the scene. (official distributor synopsis)
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