Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
"Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did."
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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
Al Pacino
Sonny
John Cazale
Sal
Charles Durning
Moretti
Chris Sarandon
Leon
James Broderick
Sheldon
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Penelope Allen
Sylvia
Sully Boyar
Mulvaney
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Beulah Garrick
Margaret
Carol Kane
Jenny
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Sandra Kazan
Deborah
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Miriam
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Amy Levitt
Maria
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John Marriott
Howard
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Estelle Omens
Edna
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Gary Springer
Stevie