Невероятная, но поставленная по действительным событиям история о неудачнике - ветеране Вьетнама, гомосексуалисте, да к тому же еще и женатом и имеющем двоих детей. Доведенный до отчаяния безысходностью - ему нужны были деньги для его любовника, чтобы сделать операцию по перемене пола, он еще с одним грамотеем, не сведущем в географии, захватывает заложников в бруклинском банке с самыми плачевным для себя, а для сообщника особенно (пуля в лоб), результатом. Фильм сделан очень напряженно и драматично.

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Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: P.F. Kluge (article) and Thomas Moore (article) ...
Release Date: 21 September 1975 (USA)
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 17 nominations

Based upon a real-life story that happened in the early seventies in which the Chase Manhattan Bank in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was held siege by a gay bank robber determined to steal enough money for his male lover to undergo a sex change operation. On a hot summer afternoon, the First Savings Bank of Brooklyn is held up by Sonny and Sal, two down-and-out characters. Although the bank manager and female tellers agree not to interfere with the robbery, Sonny finds that there's actually nothing much to steal, as most of the cash has been picked up for the day. Sonny then gets an unexpected phone call from Police Captain Moretti, who tells him the place is surrounded by the city's entire police force. Having few options under the circumstances, Sonny nervously bargains with Moretti, demanding safe escort to the airport and a plane out of the country in return for the bank employees' safety. Written by alfiehitchie

Cast:
Al Pacino ... Sonny Wortzik
John Cazale ... Sal
Charles Durning ... Det. Sgt. Eugene Moretti
Chris Sarandon ... Leon Shermer
Sully Boyar ... Mulvaney
Penelope Allen ... Sylvia
James Broderick ... Sheldon
Carol Kane ... Jenny
Beulah Garrick ... Margaret
Sandra Kazan ... Deborah
Marcia Jean Kurtz ... Miriam
Amy Levitt ... Maria
John Marriott ... Howard
Estelle Omens ... Edna
Gary Springer ... Stevie

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