Dog Day Afternoon

Released Date
September 21, 1975
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$50,000,000 + $0 = $50,000,000
83
Al Pacino

 

71
Carol Kane

 

81
Chris Sarandon

 

83
Lance Henriksen

 

1923-2012
Charles Durning

 

1935-1978
John Cazale

 

1927-1982
James Broderick

 

About Dog Day Afternoon

Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.

About

An inexperienced criminal played by Al Pacino robs a bank with his accomplice and things spiral out of control when the FBI and media arrive.

Trivia

The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for five other awards. The film is based on a real story.