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Dog Day Afternoon
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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Cast
Al Pacino
John Cazale
Charles Durning
Chris Sarandon
James Broderick
Penelope Allen
Sully Boyar
Carol Kane
Marcia Jean Kurtz
John MarriottDetails
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Writers
- Frank Pierson, Leslie Waller, P.F. Kluge
- Release date
- September 21, 1975
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Budget
- $1.8M
- Box office
- $56.7M worldwide
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Artists Entertainment Complex
