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.
- 7.8
- 1975
- Released
- 2h 4m
Al Pacino
Sonny
John Cazale
Sal
Charles Durning
Moretti
Chris Sarandon
Leon
James Broderick
Sheldon
Penelope Allen
Sylvia
Sully Boyar
Mulvaney
Beulah Garrick
Margaret
Carol Kane
JennySandra Kazan
Deborah
Marcia Jean Kurtz
MiriamAmy Levitt
MariaJohn Marriott
HowardEstelle Omens
EdnaGary Springer
StevieCarmine Foresta
Carmine
Lance Henriksen
Murphy
Floyd Levine
Phone Cop
Dick Anthony Williams
Limo Driver
Dominic Chianese
Father
Marcia Haufrecht
Neighbor
Judith Malina
Mother
Susan Peretz
Angie
William Bogert
TV Anchorman
Ron Cummins
TV Reporter
Jay Gerber
Sam
Chu Chu Malave
Maria's Boyfriend
Lionel Pina
Pizza Boy
Robert Costanzo
New York Policeman (uncredited)
Ron Gilbert
Detective (uncredited)
Kenneth McMillan
Commissioner (uncredited)
Ed Metzger
Sgt. Murray (uncredited)
Lynette Sheldon
Sadie (uncredited)James Bulleit
Sgt. Gillis (uncredited)Todd Everett
Cop (uncredited)
Raymond Serra
New York Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Tom Towles
Cop (uncredited)
Released
en
$1,800,000.00
$56,665,856.00
- #new york city
- #airport
- #police
- #hostage
- #bank
- #fbi
- #heist
- #bank robbery
- #brooklyn, new york city
- #bank cashier
- #car procession
- #attica
- #energetic
- #unhappy marriage
- #based on magazine, newspaper or article
- #matter of fact
Reviews
**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
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'v