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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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Al Pacino

John Cazale

Charles Durning

Chris Sarandon

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Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

Frank Pierson

Release Date:

1975-09-21

Run Time:

125m

Tagline:

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

Genres:

Crime Drama Thriller

Financials and Popularity

Budget: 1,800,000.00 $

Revenue: 56,665,856.00 $

Vote Average: 7.8/10

Vote Count: 3300 Votes

Movie Popularity: 4.3551

Spoken Languages: English

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Dog Day Afternoon (1975) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Cast

Al Pacino

John Cazale

Charles Durning

Chris Sarandon

James Broderick

Penelope Allen

Sully Boyar

Beulah Garrick

Carol Kane

Sandra Kazan

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