| The Dog | |
| Director: | Allison Berg Frank Keraudren |
| Starring: | John Wojtowicz Carmen Bifulco Jeremy Bowker |
| Runtime: | 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]
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]