The Dog (film)

The Dog
Film poster
Directed by	Allison Berg Frank Keraudren
Written by	Allison Berg Frank Keraudren
Starring	John Wojtowicz Carmen Bifulco Jeremy Bowker
Release date	September 2013 (2013-09)(Toronto)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• 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]

References

1. "BBC Four - Storyville, The Great Sex Addict Heist: The Dog". BBC. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
2. Dean, Will (18 February 2015). "Storyville: Sex Addict Heist - the Dog, TV review: Real life story" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
3. "Toronto Film Festival 2013: The Complete Lineup". 13 August 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
4. Rapold, Nicolas (1 September 2013). "A Kingmaker for Documentaries". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
5. McCracken, Kristin (9 August 2013). "The Dog to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival: True Story Behind Dog Day Afternoon". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2013.

External links

• The Dog at IMDb