Dog Day Afternoon
Summary
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.
~ Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.Sidney Lumet
Director
Frank Pierson
Screenplay
StatusReleased: 49 years ago
September 21, 1975
LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Budget$1.8M
Revenue$46.7M
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