
Dog Day Afternoon
# Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.
π 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.
π΅ Budget: USD
1,800,000
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1975-09-21
β Running Time:
125 mins
β Vote Average:
7.844
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