Dog Day Afternoon

7.8

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.

Discover

Al Pacino

Sonny

Sully Boyar

Mulvaney

Beulah Garrick

Margaret

Sandra Kazan

Deborah

Floyd Levine

Phone Cop

William Bogert

TV Anchorman

Ron Cummins

TV Reporter

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)

Alan Berger

Lout (uncredited)

James Bulleit

Sgt. Gillis (uncredited)

Todd Everett

Cop (uncredited)

Raymond Serra

New York Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)

Tom Towles

Cop (uncredited)

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Observer (Uncredited)

Art

Charles Bailey

Production Design

Douglas Higgins

Art Direction

Robert Drumheller

Set Decoration

Joseph M. Caracciolo

Property Master

Camera

Victor J. Kemper

Director of Photography

Fred Schuler

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Anna Hill Johnstone

Costume Design

Philip Leto

Hairstylist

Clifford Capone

Wardrobe Supervisor

Peggy Farrell

Wardrobe Supervisor

Max Henriquez

Assistant Makeup Artist

Reginald Tackley

Makeup Artist

Crew

Carlos Quiles

Carpenter

Directing

Burtt Harris

Assistant Director

Alan Hopkins

Assistant Director

B.J. Bjorkman

Script Supervisor

Sidney Lumet

Director

Editing

Dede Allen

Editor

Angelo Corrao

Assistant Editor

Production

Martin Bregman

Producer

Martin Elfand

Producer

Don Phillips

Casting

Martin Danzig

Location Manager

Lois Kramer Hartwick

Production Coordinator

Robert Greenhut

Associate Producer

Sound

Jack Fitzstephens

Sound Editor

James Sabat

Sound Mixer

Dick Vorisek

Recording Supervision

Sanford Rackow

Sound Editor

Stephen A. Rotter

Sound Editor

Writing

Frank Pierson

Screenplay