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DOG DAY AFTERNOON ​

TH TM 40 ​ Anniversary on Blu­ray ​ from 7th ​ ​ September

Includes Director Commentary, Vintage Featurettes and more

On September 7th 2015, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will celebrate director Sidney th Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon, the explosive drama starring Al Pacino, with a new 40 ​ Anniversary ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ edition Blu­ray available for the first time in the UK. ​ ​

This unique thriller, filled with sardonic comedy and based on a real­life incident, earned six Academy ® 1 Award ​ nominations ​ (including Best Picture) and won an Oscar® for Frank Pierson’s streetwise ​ ® screenplay. John Cazale, Charles Durning (Golden Globe ­​ nominated for their roles) and James ​ Broderick co­star.

Pacino and Lumet (collaborators on Serpico) reteam for the drama which currently has a 97% ​ ​ Fresh Rotten Tomatoes® Score. Pacino plays mastermind Sonny and John Cazale is his partner Sal ­ two optimistic nobodies who set out to rob a bank, and unexpectedly create a media circus and a complete disaster.

Cazale’s short six­year acting career included only four other films besides Dog Day Afternoon – The ​ ​ ​ Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, The Conversation and The Deer Hunter. In 1978, just after ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ wrapping the latter, Cazale died tragically at age 42 and cinema was robbed of one of its brightest talents.

1 1975 (48th) ACTOR ­­ Al Pacino ​ ​ ​ ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ­­ Chris Sarandon DIRECTING ­­ Sidney Lumet FILM EDITING ­­ Dede Allen BEST PICTURE ­­ Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand, Producers *WRITING (Original Screenplay) ­­ Frank Pierson * indicates win

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ABOUT THE FILM

On a hot Brooklyn afternoon, two optimistic nobodies set out to rob a bank. Sonny (Al Pacino) is the mastermind, Sal (John Cazale) is the follower, and disaster is the result. Because the cops, crowds, TV cameras and even the pizza man have arrived.

Blu­ray Disc – Includes the film and previously released special features: ● Commentary by director Sidney Lumet ● Theatrical Trailer

Special Features: ● Al Pacino – extended interview ​ ​ ● Israel Horovitz – extended interview ● The American Way (1962, producer/director Marvin Starkman, screenwriter Bob Feinberg) ​ – A rare, offbeat short film tweaking American institutions and starring a young John Cazale ● The Box (1969, director Marvin Starkman) – Cazale, who had an interest in photography, ​ is featured behind the camera as director of photography in this early short film ● Vintage Featurette ­ The Making of Dog Day Afternoon: 4­part documentary exploring the ​ ​ actual events that inspired the movie, casting, filming and aftermath o The Story o Casting the Controversy o Recreating the Facts o After the Filming ● Vintage Featurette ­ Lumet: Film Maker ​

RELEASE INFORMATION

TM Blu­ray ​ ​ Street Date: September 7th 2015 ​ Rating: Rated 15 Genre: Crime Thriller

PUBLICITY CONTACT

Fetch Publicity Tom Hewson, 0203­585­1396, [email protected]

Artwork and additional assets available from: www.fetch.fm ​

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