Dog Day Afternoon
Released
September 21, 1975
Runtime: 2h 5m
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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Cast & Crew
Al Pacino
Sonny
John Cazale
Sal
Charles Durning
Moretti
Chris Sarandon
Leon
James Broderick
Sheldon
- PA
Penelope Allen
Sylvia
Sully Boyar
Mulvaney
- BG
Beulah Garrick
Margaret
Carol Kane
Jenny
- SK
Sandra Kazan
Deborah
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Miriam
- AL
Amy Levitt
Maria
- JM
John Marriott
Howard
- EO
Estelle Omens
Edna
- GS
Gary Springer
Stevie
- CF
Carmine Foresta
Carmine
Lance Henriksen
Murphy
Floyd Levine
Phone Cop
Sidney Lumet
Director
Frank Pierson
Screenplay
Media
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