1975 2h 5m Sidney Lumet

Dog Day Afternoon

Name: Dog Day Afternoon
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Released: 1975
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon

★ 8.0 IMDb

Drama Mystery & Thriller Crime

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.

Writers Leslie Waller, Frank Pierson

Cast Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon

DP Victor J. Kemper

Essays and Criticism

Dog Day Afternoon by Karyn Kay, Jump Cut

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor

Nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Nominated Academy Award for Best Director