Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Release: September 21, 1975 | Runtime: 2h 4m | Rating: 7.8
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.
Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.
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Main 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
- Marcia Jean Kurtz as Miriam
- Amy Levitt as Maria
- John Marriott as Howard
- Estelle Omens as Edna
- Gary Springer as Stevie
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What is Dog Day Afternoon about?
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.
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