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Sep 29, 2023 · It ranks among the most infamous bank robberies in modern history and inspired the classic film Dog Day Afternoon. But in the case of the 1972 New York bank heist committed by John Wojtowicz and his associates, the true story is even stranger and more fascinating than fiction.
On August 22, 1972, first-time crook Sonny Wortzik, and his friends Salvatore "Sal" Naturile and Stevie attempt to rob the First Brooklyn Savings Bank. The plan immediately goes awry when Stevie loses his nerve and flees. Sonny discovers they arrived after the daily cash pickup, and find only $1,100 in cash.
John Stanley Joseph Wojtowicz (/ v ɔɪ ˈ t oʊ v ɪ tʃ /, voy-TOE-vitch; March 9, 1945 – January 2, 2006) was an American bank robber whose story inspired the film Dog Day Afternoon.
Aug 3, 2014 · As depicted in “Dog Day Afternoon,” the crime turned into a 14-hour circus that had over 2,000 onlookers on the scene rooting for Wojtowicz, who, at one point, threw money out to the crowd.
May 10, 2024 · Dog Day Afternoon is a darkly comedic crime film inspired by a real-life bank robbery gone wrong in 1972. The film tells the story of John Wojtowicz, one of the bank robbers, and...
Sep 30, 2013 · On Aug. 22, 1972, John Wojtowicz, a 27-year-old Vietnam vet, along with a friend, an 18-year-old ex-con named Salvatore Naturale, tried to rob a Chase Manhattan bank in Brooklyn when their...
Aug 10, 2014 · Twelve years in the making, ‘The Dog’ paints a portrait of John Wojtowicz, the bank robber who served as the inspiration behind Al Pacino’s character in ‘Dog Day Afternoon.’
Apr 5, 2022 · On a hot sweaty summer's afternoon, Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) and his partner in crime Sal Naturile (John Cazale) enter the small branch of the First Brooklyn Savings Bank with the intention of...
Dec 19, 2022 · Sidney Lumet’s 1975 bank robbery drama wouldn’t exist without a stranger-than-fiction failed heist of 1972. Here's a look behind Dog Day Afternoon.
Aug 4, 2014 · Between the robbery and the release date of “Dog Day Afternoon,” the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder.
