Dog Day Afternoon

• 7.841 Crime
• 1975-09-21
• 125 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Al Pacino (Sonny) John Cazale (Sal) Charles Durning (Moretti) Chris Sarandon (Leon) James Broderick (Sheldon) Penelope Allen (Sylvia) Sully Boyar (Mulvaney) Beulah Garrick (Margaret) Carol Kane (Jenny) Sandra Kazan (Deborah)

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

Frank Pierson