Botched bank robbery that inspired ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ film begins 40 years ago today (1972)


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(Tuesday, August 22, 1972, afternoon) — A hostage drama began today at a Chase Manhattan Bank in Brooklyn, N.Y., as John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile seized seven employees during a botched robbery that would inspire the movie Dog Day Afternoon.