Fifty years ago today, Dog Day Afternoon made its theatrical debut, unleashing a crime drama unlike any other. Based on a mind-boggling true story, director Sidney Lumet’s (Murder on the Orient ...

“Who ever heard of bank robbers escaping on a plane with fifty hostages? You’ve seen ‘Dog Day Afternoon!’” -Denzel Washington in “Inside Man.” Sidney Lumet’s Oscar-winning New York City heist movie is ...