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Dog Day Afternoon

- 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.

Release Date : 1975-09-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Artists Entertainment ComplexWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Sonny

Original Name : Al Pacino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sal

Original Name : John Cazale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moretti

Original Name : Charles Durning

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leon

Original Name : Chris Sarandon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheldon

Original Name : James Broderick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sylvia

Original Name : Penelope Allen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mulvaney

Original Name : Sully Boyar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Margaret

Original Name : Beulah Garrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jenny

Original Name : Carol Kane

Gender : Female

Character Name : Deborah

Original Name : Sandra Kazan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miriam

Original Name : Marcia Jean Kurtz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Amy Levitt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Howard

Original Name : John Marriott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edna

Original Name : Estelle Omens

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stevie

Original Name : Gary Springer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carmine

Original Name : Carmine Foresta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Murphy

Original Name : Lance Henriksen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phone Cop

Original Name : Floyd Levine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Limo Driver

Original Name : Dick Anthony Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father

Original Name : Dominic Chianese

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neighbor

Original Name : Marcia Haufrecht

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Judith Malina

Gender : Female

Character Name : Angie

Original Name : Susan Peretz

Gender : Female

Character Name : TV Anchorman

Original Name : William Bogert

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Reporter

Original Name : Ron Cummins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Jay Gerber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Philip Charles MacKenzie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria's Boyfriend

Original Name : Chu Chu Malave

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pizza Boy

Original Name : Lionel Pina

Gender : Male

Character Name : New York Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Costanzo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Gilbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commissioner (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth McMillan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Murray (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Metzger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sadie (uncredited)

Original Name : Lynette Sheldon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lout (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan Berger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Gillis (uncredited)

Original Name : James Bulleit

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Todd Everett

Gender : Male

Character Name : New York Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Raymond Serra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Towles

Gender : Male

Reviews

talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

Recently I have gotten on kicks for both watching and appreciating the works of director Sidney Lumet and the classic (i.e., 70's) performances of Al Pacino. Thus I came across this film, which I had on DVD forever. It'll interesting to watch the recent documentary on the character Pacino portrays, 'The Dog'--just found out about it earlier today. I loved Lumet's films he made before this that I've seen--'12 Angry Men', 'The Fugitive Kind', 'The Hill', 'The Anderson Tapes' and 'Murder on the Orient Express'--and he's superb at getting the gradual self-destruction of his characters that just seethes through the screen. At this point, Pacino could do no wrong in his work--he had that firm grasp on his immense talent and just what he needed from it to do remarkable work, some of the finest characterizations in contemporary cinema. Do both he and yourself a favour and don't bother with anything he's made since 'Heat'.

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2024-04-14

**A good film, but not as memorable as some people say.** Director Sidney Lumet created this film based on a true incident that is still the subject of study by police cadets today: a homosexual who decides to rob a bank to pay for his partner's sex change, but who takes the manager and the employees as hostages when things get complicated, and desperately tries not to be killed or arrested by the policemen, who surround the place and try to control a maddened crowd, who are not sympathetic to the authorities. The film was made and released in 1975, and it could not be more appropriate to the time in which it was made: the great decade of civil disobedience, of challenge to authorities and the affirmation of the gay movement. I confess that I'm not quite aware of the real incident behind the script. For that reason, I prefer to focus on this very well done dramatization. In addition to the design of sets and costumes, and an intelligent choice of the filming location, the cinematography is very well executed, and the film has very good visual qualities. The pleasant pace is reasonably fast at first, but slows down midway through, perhaps emulating the back and forth of negotiations between the authorities and the clumsy robbers. And if history is a mirror of its time, the same can be said of the dialogues, where swear words are used with a liberality previously unthinkable. Although many consider this film a must-see, I honestly disagree. It's a must-see for fans of Al Pacino or Lumet, it will certainly be a good suggestion for a 70s film cycle, but that's basically it. It's a pretty good film, but it can hardly be classified as memorable. Al Pacino is a great actor and is experiencing a particularly happy moment in his career when he makes this film, but I have to recognize that he made several better films, before and after. Just think of “Godfather 3”, “Scent of a Woman” or “Devil’s Advocate”, to name a few. John Cazale is good in a more understated role, and Charles Durning and Chris Sarandon both deserve praise for a job well done.