Sidney Lumet's classic film, released in one of the best ever years for cinema and based on the true story of attempted Brooklyn robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile, sees Sonny (Al Pacino) and Sal (John Cazale) carry out a bank robbery which quickly heads south. Developing into a police stand-off and hostage situation, Sonny's reasons for taking this job slowly transpire and things get more tricky for the pair, as the heist bubbles up into a media circus.CrimePT2H5M152025-08-08