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The Dog
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Directed byAllison Berg
Frank Keraudren
Written byAllison Berg
Frank Keraudren
StarringJohn Wojtowicz
Carmen Bifulco
Jeremy Bowker
Release date
  • September 2013 (2013-09) (Toronto)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

Cast

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  • John Wojtowicz - Himself
  • Carmen Bifulco - Herself
  • Jeremy Bowker - (voice only)
  • Liz Debbie Eden - Herself
  • George Heath - Himself
  • Bob Kappstatter - Himself
  • Eugene Lowenkopf - Himself (billed as Dr. Eugene Lowenkopf)
  • P.S. Mueller - (voice only)
  • Jeremiah Newton - Himself
  • Stan Thaler - Himself
  • Richard Wandel - Himself
  • Randolfe Wicker - Himself (billed as Randy Wicker)
  • Theresa Basso Wojtowicz - Herself
  • Tony Wojtowicz - Himself

Reception

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "BBC Four - Storyville, The Great Sex Addict Heist: The Dog". BBC. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Dean, Will (February 18, 2015). "Storyville: Sex Addict Heist - the Dog, TV review: Real life story". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Toronto Film Festival 2013: The Complete Lineup". August 13, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Rapold, Nicolas (September 1, 2013). "A Kingmaker for Documentaries". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  5. ^ McCracken, Kristin (August 9, 2013). "The Dog to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival: True Story Behind Dog Day Afternoon". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
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