Dog Day Afternoon
7.8
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
- Originial Title
- Dog Day Afternoon
- Tagline
- Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.
- Release Date
- September 21, 1975
- Runtime
- 2h 4min
- Budget
- $1,800,000.00
- Revenue
- $56,665,856.00
- Original Language
- English
- Status
- Released