The Dog (film)
2013 film by Allison Berg & Frank Keraudren
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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.
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Frank Keraudren
Frank Keraudren
Carmen Bifulco
Jeremy Bowker
- September 2013 (Toronto)
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| Directed by | Allison Berg Frank Keraudren |
| Written by | Allison Berg Frank Keraudren |
| Starring | John Wojtowicz Carmen Bifulco Jeremy Bowker |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
Cast
- 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
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]
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