Sonny is based on a true-life situation that occurred in August 1972. A Chase Manhattan Bank branch was under siege in Gravesend in Brooklyn. He was a Vietnam vet who…

Max is an ex-con who's been saving money to open a car wash in Pittsburgh. Lionel is a sailor who's returning home to the midwest to see the child born…

Director Al Pacino juxtaposes scenes from Richard III, scenes of rehearsals for Richard III, and sessions where parties involved discuss the play, the times that shaped the play, and the…