Dog Day Afternoon
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“Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.”
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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Cast
40 people
Al Pacino
Sonny
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Scarface
John Cazale
Sal
Known for
The Godfather Part II
The Deer Hunter
Charles Durning
Moretti
Known for
The Sting
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Chris Sarandon
Leon
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Fright Night
James Broderick
Sheldon
Known for
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Alice's Restaurant
Penelope Allen
Sylvia
Known for
Sybil
Scarecrow
Sully Boyar
Mulvaney
Known for
Car Wash
The Entity
Beulah Garrick
Margaret
Also in
Mrs. Miniver
Inherit the Wind
Carol Kane
Jenny
Known for
Hunters
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Sandra Kazan
Deborah
Also in
The Plot Against Harry
Billions
Burtt Harris
assistant director
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Miriam
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
Black Swan
Sidney Lumet Director · Frank Pierson Screenplay Leslie Waller Author
Worldwide gross $57M · Budget $1.8M · United States release September 21, 1975
Box office
Budget
$1,800,000
Worldwide gross
$56,665,856
Gross vs. budget
31.5×
Production
Artists Entertainment Complex
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Spain · September 19, 1975
Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
United States · September 21, 1975
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
December 25, 1975 · Theatrical
Argentina
January 8, 1976 · Theatrical
Australia
December 18, 1975 · Theatrical
November 1, 2020 · Digital
Austria
November 4, 2014 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
June 17, 1976 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 12, 1976 · Theatrical
Canada
October 1, 1975 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 5, 2015 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
February 6, 1976 · Theatrical
Finland
January 30, 1976 · Theatrical
France
January 30, 1976 · Theatrical
April 11, 2007 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
March 19, 1976 · Theatrical · West Germany
February 10, 2006 · Physical · DvD
Greece
February 21, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
January 29, 1976 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 27, 1976 · Theatrical
Italy
January 27, 1976 · Theatrical
May 22, 1981 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
March 13, 1976 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 10, 1976 · Theatrical
November 1, 1998 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
January 22, 1976 · Theatrical
July 30, 2002 · TV · RTL 5
July 14, 2010 · Physical · DVD
September 7, 2015 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
November 1, 2020 · Digital
Norway
September 8, 1976 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 21, 1975 · Premiere
September 21, 1975 · Physical
Romania
September 21, 1975 · Limited theatrical
Russia
May 13, 1990 · Limited theatrical · U. S. Playwright Film Festival (Moscow)
Slovakia
September 12, 2019 · Theatrical · International Film Festival Cinematik
Spain
March 24, 1976 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 17, 1976 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 21, 1975 · Theatrical
January 1, 1983 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 18, 1975 · Theatrical
Uruguay
April 9, 1976 · Theatrical
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