Dog Day Afternoon
- Released on
Crime, Drama, Thriller
•- Runtime
- 125 mins
(2944 votes)
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.
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.
Cast
- Al Pacino
- John Cazale
- Charles Durning
- Chris Sarandon
- James Broderick
- Penelope Allen
- Sully Boyar
- Beulah Garrick
- Carol Kane
- Sandra Kazan
- Marcia Jean Kurtz
- Amy Levitt
- John Marriott
- Estelle Omens
- Gary Springer
- Carmine Foresta
- Lance Henriksen
- Floyd Levine
- Dick Anthony Williams
- Dominic Chianese
- Marcia Haufrecht
- Judith Malina
- Susan Peretz
- William Bogert
- Ron Cummins
- Jay Gerber
- Philip Charles MacKenzie
- Chu Chu Malave
- Lionel Pina
- Robert Costanzo
- Ron Gilbert
- Kenneth McMillan
- Ed Metzger
- Lynette Sheldon
- Alan Berger
- James Bulleit
- Todd Everett
- Raymond Serra
- Tom Towles
Director
- Sidney Lumet
Producers
- Martin Elfand
- Martin Bregman
Screenwriter
- Frank Pierson
