Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.

1975·2h 5m·US
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IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic86%
TMDb7.8/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Language: English

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About Dog Day Afternoon

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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