A man (Al Pacino) stages a bank robbery so that his homosexual lover can pay for a sex-change operation. He bungles the robbery and is caught up in a stand-off with police, bargaining with the lives of his hostages. The event soon gets television coverage and the hostages begin to get friendly with their kidnappers, while their attempts to bargain are bungled all the way. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
8 comments
PhilK
10 Feb 161#8
Based on a true story wasn't it ? The crowd were on his side until it was revealed about his tranvestite lover ! :laughing:
CharlesCalthrop
10 Feb 161#6
Attica! Attica! Attica!!
fuzzydunlop to CharlesCalthrop
10 Feb 16#7
It's not Saturday Night Fever ya know :wink:
divinityitself
10 Feb 161#5
great film.
lukec36
10 Feb 161#4
Love this film.
There was a 'Storyville' documentary on BBC4 recently on the chap Pacino plays in this movie, colourful to say the least :neutral_face:
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A man (Al Pacino) stages a bank robbery so that his homosexual lover can pay for a sex-change operation. He bungles the robbery and is caught up in a stand-off with police, bargaining with the lives of his hostages. The event soon gets television coverage and the hostages begin to get friendly with their kidnappers, while their attempts to bargain are bungled all the way. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
8 comments
There was a 'Storyville' documentary on BBC4 recently on the chap Pacino plays in this movie, colourful to say the least :neutral_face: