Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.
125 min
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.
- Release date
- September 19, 1975
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $1,800,000
- Box office
- $56,665,856
Trailer
Cast
- Al Pacino as Sonny
- John Cazale as Sal
- 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
Crew
- Sidney Lumet · Director
- Frank Pierson · Writer
- P.F. Kluge · Writer
- Thomas Moore · Writer
- Martin Bregman · Producer
- Martin Elfand · Producer
- Victor J. Kemper · Cinematographer
- Dede Allen · Editor
- Michael Chinich · Casting director
- Don Phillips · Casting director
- Charles Bailey · Production designer