Dog Day Afternoon
"Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did."
September 21, 19752h 4m★ 7.8Released
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
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.
Starring
Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, James Broderick, Penelope Allen
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Produced by
Martin Bregman, Martin Elfand
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Budget
$1,800,000
Revenue
$56,665,856