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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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Chris Sarandon reflects on Al Pacino’s performance in DOG DAY AFTERNOON.

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Al Pacino

John Cazale

Charles Durning

Chris Sarandon

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Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

Frank Pierson, Leslie Waller, P.F. Kluge, Thomas Moore

Release Date:

1975-09-21

Run Time:

124m

Tagline:

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

Genres:

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords:

airport assertive attica awestruck bank bank cashier bank robbery based on magazine, newspaper or article brooklyn, new york city car procession energetic fbi heist hostage matter of fact new york city police psychological thriller unhappy marriage witty

Financials and Popularity

Budget: 1,800,000.00 $

Revenue: 56,665,856.00 $

Vote Average: 7.8/10

Vote Count: 3335 Votes

Movie Popularity: 5.8938

Spoken Languages: English

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Chris Sarandon reflects on Al Pacino’s performance in DOG DAY AFTERNOON.

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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