Dog Day Afternoon
19752h 5mR
79%
3,393 TMDB ratings
Directed by Sidney Lumet
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.
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- Release date
- September 21, 1975
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Box office
- $56,665,856
- Rated
- R
