Film · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.
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.
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Writers
- Frank Pierson, Leslie Waller, P.F. Kluge
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- September 21, 1975
Cast
Al PacinoSonny
John CazaleSal
Charles DurningMoretti
Chris SarandonLeon
James BroderickSheldon
Penelope AllenSylvia
Sully BoyarMulvaney- Beulah GarrickMargaret
Carol KaneJenny- Sandra KazanDeborah
Marcia Jean KurtzMiriam- Amy LevittMaria
John MarriottHoward- Estelle OmensEdna
- Gary SpringerStevie
- Carmine ForestaCarmine
Lance HenriksenMurphy
Floyd LevinePhone Cop
Dick Anthony WilliamsLimo Driver
Dominic ChianeseFather
