The story of a botched bank robbery that occurred August 22, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York and turned into a bizarre hostage situation lasting all day. The lead robber wishes to obtain funding for a sex-change operation for his gay lover.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1975. "Widescreen version presented in a 'matted' widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container. "Dual-layer format"--Container. Recorded in Dolby digital mono. Series from box. Based upon a magazine article by P.F. Kluge and Thomas Moore. "What you are about to see is true-- It happened in Brooklyn, New York on August 22, 1972"--Screen. Special features: The making of Dog day afternoon, a 4-part 30th anniversary documentary (58 min.) ; commentary by director Sidney Lumet ; vintage featurette, Lumet: film maker (10 min.) ; theatrical trailer.

Disc 1. Movie -- disc 2. Special features.