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On a hot Brooklyn afternoon, two optimistic nobodies set out to rob a bank. Sonny (Al Pacino) is the mastermind, Sal (John Cazale) is the follower, and disaster is the result. Because the cops, crowds, TV cameras and even the pizza man have arrived.

The 2-disc 40th Anniversary Blu-ray release includes a bonus DVD disc of I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale, a documentary produced by Brett Ratner for RatPac Documentary Films, which debuted at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. "Both touching and an informative look at the actor's craft, director Richard Shepard's documentary talks to a who's-who of Cazale's contemporaries as well as younger actors who revere him. Before it's done, he'll break your heart all over again," noted Variety's Brian Lowry. Shepard talks with Cazale's co-stars, friends, and admirers in a tribute to talent taken too soon. The two-disc set also includes commentary by Sidney Lumet along with four vintage special features: two extended interviews and two short films featuring Cazale in front of and behind the camera

Cazale's short six-year acting career included only four other films besides Dog Day Afternoon – The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, The Conversation and The Deer Hunter. In 1978, just after wrapping the latter, Cazale died tragically at age 42 and cinema was robbed of one of its brightest talents.

Special Features:

Disc 1 (Blu-ray) – Includes the film and previously released special features:
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  • Audio Commentary by director Sidney Lumet
  • Vintage Featurette - The Making of Dog Day Afternoon: 4-part documentary exploring the actual events that inspired the movie, casting, filming and aftermath.
    • The Story
    • Casting the Controversy
    • Recreating the Facts
    • After the Filming
  • Vintage Featurette - Lumet: Film Maker
  • Theatrical Trailer

Disc 2 (DVD) – Includes John Cazale documentary and previously released special features:
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  • I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale Documentary
  • Al Pacino – Extended Interview
  • Israel Horovitz – Extended Interview
  • The American Way (1962, producer/director Marvin Starkman, screenwriter Bob Feinberg) – A rare, offbeat short film tweaking American institutions and starring a young John Cazale.
  • The Box (1969, director Marvin Starkman) – Cazale, who had an interest in photography, is featured behind the camera as director of photography in this early short film.