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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Drama Crime Thriller

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

Release Date: 1975, September 21
Directors: Sidney Lumet
Countries: United States of America
Production: Artists Entertainment Complex
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Ron Gilbert, Lance Henriksen, Dominic Chianese, Carmine Foresta, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan, Floyd Levine, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Dick Anthony Williams, Carol Kane

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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