Dog Day Afternoon
# Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD
1,800,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1975-09-21
⌚ Running Time:
125 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.839
Beloved Cast
Sonny
Al Pacino
Sal
John Cazale
Moretti
Charles Durning
Leon
Chris Sarandon
Sheldon
James Broderick
Sylvia
Penelope Allen
Mulvaney
Sully Boyar
Margaret
Beulah Garrick
Jenny
Carol Kane
Deborah
Sandra Kazan
Miriam
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Maria
Amy Levitt
Howard
John Marriott
Edna
Estelle Omens
Stevie
Gary Springer
Carmine
Carmine Foresta
Murphy
Lance Henriksen
Phone Cop
Floyd Levine
Limo Driver
Dick Anthony Williams
Father
Dominic Chianese
Neighbor
Marcia Haufrecht
Mother
Judith Malina
Angie
Susan Peretz
TV Anchorman
William Bogert
TV Reporter
Ron Cummins
Sam
Jay Gerber
Doctor
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Maria's Boyfriend
Chu Chu Malave
Pizza Boy
Lionel Pina
New York Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Costanzo
Detective (uncredited)
Ron Gilbert
Commissioner (uncredited)
Kenneth McMillan
Sgt. Murray (uncredited)
Ed Metzger
Sadie (uncredited)
Lynette Sheldon
Lout (uncredited)
Alan Berger
Sgt. Gillis (uncredited)
James Bulleit
Cop (uncredited)
Todd Everett
New York Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Raymond Serra
Cop (uncredited)
Tom Towles