---
title: 'Dog Day Afternoon (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Lumet'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dog-day-afternoon-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072890/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

1975 · R · 125 min · Drama, Comedy, Action, History, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand. The film stars Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick and Charles Durning. The screenplay is written by Frank Pierson and is based on the Life magazine article "The Boys in the Bank" by P. F. Kluge and Thomas Moore. The feature chronicles the 1972 robbery and hostage situation led by John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile at a Chase Manhattan branch in Brooklyn.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lumet)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Pierson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-pierson), [Leslie Waller](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-waller)
- **Producer:** [Martin Bregman](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-bregman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Victor J. Kemper](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-j-kemper)
- **Editor:** [Dede Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dede-allen)

## Cast

- [Sully Boyar](https://cinepixo.com/people/sully-boyar)
- [Penelope Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-allen)
- [Dick Anthony Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-anthony-williams)
- [Lance Henriksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-henriksen)
- [James Broderick](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-broderick)
- [Carol Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-kane)
- [Charles Durning](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-durning)
- [Susan Peretz](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-peretz)
- [John Marriott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-marriott)
- [Beulah Garrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/beulah-garrick)
- [John Cazale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cazale) as Salvatore Naturile
- [Philip Charles MacKenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-charles-mackenzie)
- [Dominic Chianese](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-chianese)
- [Judith Malina](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-malina)
- [Edwin Malave](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-malave)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dog-day-afternoon-1975
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