Dog Day Afternoon(1975)

🎬125 min
📅1975-09-21
🎭Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.8/10

Overview

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.

Production

Artists Entertainment Complex, Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Al Pacino
as Sonny
John Cazale
as Sal
Charles Durning
as Moretti
Chris Sarandon
as Leon
James Broderick
as Sheldon
Penelope Allen
as Sylvia
Sully Boyar
as Mulvaney
Beulah Garrick
as Margaret
Carol Kane
as Jenny
Sandra Kazan
as Deborah