Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

⭐ 8.0/10
📅 September 1975
⏱️ 125 minutes

Dog Day Afternoon (1975) was released in 1975. The main lead cast includes: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Penelope Allen, Chris Sarandon. The writers behind the story are: Frank Pierson (based on real-life article by P.F. Kluge, Thomas Moore). The movie was created by the producer(s) Martin Bregman and director(s) Sidney Lumet. It was made with an estimated budget of $4 million. It performed well approximately $50 million domestic at the box office. The main genres of this movie are the following: Crime drama, True story, Heist thriller. It is available in the following languages: English.

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Dog Day Afternoon flares in the concrete heat of New York crime and media frenzy. Al Pacino delivers a career-defining performance as a grieving man turned bank robber, hoping to finance life-saving surgery for his partner. The robbery mutates into an anarchic spectacle of media, police, and humanity. It’s chaotic, biting, and heartbreakingly real. Sidney Lumet’s direction captures sweaty desperation, desperation turning to public sympathy, and a city watching a tragedy unfold. This is not glamorized crime—it’s raw, flawed, and achingly human. A timeless classic that captures urgency, morality, and the weight of personal sacrifice.

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Dog Day Afternoon Casts

Dog Day Afternoon is a movie featuring a cast of available actors, including:

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Al Pacino
Al Pacino
John Cazale
John Cazale
Charles Durning
Charles Durning
Penelope Allen
Penelope Allen
Chris Sarandon
Chris Sarandon

🎬Dog Day Afternoon Directors

Sidney Lumet

✍️Dog Day Afternoon Writers

Frank Pierson (based on real-life article by P.F. Kluge
Thomas Moore)

🎭Dog Day Afternoon Producers

Martin Bregman

🎞️Genres

Crime drama
True story
Heist thriller

👥Target Audience

R

📖Story

Based on a real bank robbery gone wrong in Brooklyn—Al Pacino’s desperate criminal tries to rob a bank to pay his partner’s surgery, but the situation balloons into a media spectacle and emotional standoff.

⏱️Duration

125 minutes

🌍Country of Origin

United States

📅Release Date

September 1975

📍Shooting Locations

These locations were selected for Dog Day Afternoon shooting:

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New York City, Brooklyn

🌐Supported Languages

You can watch Dog Day Afternoon in multiple languages:

English

💰Box Office Performance

Budget
$4 million
Box Office
$50 million domestic

⭐IMDB Rating

Rating for Dog Day Afternoon by IMDB:

8.0
/ 10

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