Dog Day Afternoon
1975, Film, 125 min, Biography, Crime, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 82
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.
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Directed by Sidney Lumet
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
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