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Dog Day Afternoon

Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.

1975★ 7.8 · 3.4K2h 5mCrimeDramaThriller

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.

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Cast

Al Pacino
as Sonny

Lance Henriksen
as Murphy

Carol Kane
as Jenny

John Cazale
as Sal

Chris Sarandon
as Leon

Marcia Jean Kurtz
as Miriam

Robert Costanzo
as New York Policeman (uncredited)

Charles Durning
as Moretti

Dominic Chianese
as Father

Penelope Allen
as Sylvia

James Broderick
as Sheldon

Kenneth McMillan
as Commissioner (uncredited)

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7.8/ 10

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Release date: 1975-09-21

Budget: $1,800,000

Revenue: $56,665,856

Runtime: 2h 5m

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CrimeDramaThriller

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