The Dog | |
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Directed by |
Allison Berg Frank Keraudren |
Written by | Allison Berg Frank Keraudren |
Starring |
John Wojtowicz Carmen Bifulco Jeremy Bowker |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Dog (also known as Storyville: The Great Sex Addict Heist [1] [2]) is a 2013 documentary film co-written and co-directed by Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren, about the real-life story of bisexual bank robber John Wojtowicz that inspired the 1975 Al Pacino movie Dog Day Afternoon about his August 1972 attempted heist and 14-hour televised hostage situation in Brooklyn to pay for his lover's sex-reassignment surgery.
The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]
After ten years in the making, The Dog premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2013. [4] [5]
Will Dean, TV reviewer of The Independent, noted that "Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren have done a fine job", of presenting a complex and diverse story of John Wojtowicz's life. [2]