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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

2h 4m · 21 Sep 1975

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

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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.

Movie ID5387
GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
DirectorSidney Lumet
Main castAl Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, James Broderick, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar, Beulah Garrick
Release date21 September 1975
Release year1975
LanguageEnglish
Duration124 min (2h 4m)
Rating7.9 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseArtists Entertainment Complex

Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: Frank Pierson

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Al PacinoSonny John CazaleSal Charles DurningMoretti Chris SarandonLeon James BroderickSheldon Penelope AllenSylvia Sully BoyarMulvaney
Beulah GarrickMargaret
Carol KaneJenny
Sandra KazanDeborah
Marcia Jean KurtzMiriam
Amy LevittMaria
John MarriottHoward
Estelle OmensEdna
Gary SpringerStevie
Carmine ForestaCarmine
Lance HenriksenMurphy Floyd LevinePhone Cop Dick Anthony WilliamsLimo Driver Dominic ChianeseFather

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