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The hole is to be used as a toilet by Dalton Russell while he hides behind the false wall after the other robbers escape.the line "now that's a good looking s--t hole" should have given a clue.
It is not stated - she may be an attorney - but she functions as a "fixer", someone who brokers exchanges of favors, political and otherwise. It is clear from the last scene that she is a private investigator with links to politicians and criminals.
Yes, he was a wealthy Jewish man who did business with the Nazis during the war. It is stated that he helped them capture other wealthy Jewish families. Hence is his guilt over selling out his own people. As well, he had several "lifetime achievement" awards for Jewish groups. While it is not explicitly stated that Case was Jewish, a statement by him that he was friends with a Parisian banking family he sold out acts as a reference, however coincidental.
It is an Indian song titled Chaiyya Chaiyya, originally used in the film Dil Se... Composed by A.R.Rahman.
Aside from Detective Frazier's direct reference, two cast members from Dog Day Afternoon are here, playing "similar" roles:> Marcia Jean Kurtz plays a hostage named Miriam (who refuses to disrobe in front of everyone else.)> Lionel Pina delivers pizzas - this time as a cop.
It is never explicitly stated, but during a conversation between Chaim and the other hostages we learn that he is a professor at Columbia's Law School who teaches courses on genocide, slave labor, and war reparation claims.
It could either be seen as referring to Dalton spending so much time hiding out inside the bank storeroom following the robbery, or to Chaim, the Jewish hostage who turned out to be in league with the robbers and likely first found out about Case's box.
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