Dog Day Afternoon (movie)
- User score: 7.8
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Sidney Lumet
- Production companies: Artists Entertainment Complex, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Budget: $1,800,000
- Revenue: $46,665,856
- Release date: 9/21/1975
- Run time: 125 min.
Movie description
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.