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Dog Day Afternoon Details

Release Date: Sep 21, 1975
Rated:
Runtime: 2 hr. 10 min.
Genres: Crime Drama, Docudrama, Urban Drama, Crime
Director:Sidney Lumet
Cast:Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Sully Boyar, Chris Sarandon.

FULL SYNOPSIS

Based on a true 1972 story, Sidney Lumet's 1975 drama chronicles a unique bank robbery on a hot summer afternoon in New York City. Shortly before closing time, scheming loser Sonny (Al Pacino) and his slow-witted buddy, Sal (John Cazale), burst into a Brooklyn bank for what should be a run-of-the-mill robbery, but everything goes wrong, beginning with the fact that there is almost no money in the bank. The situation swiftly escalates, as Sonny and Sal take hostages; enough cops to police the tristate area surround the bank; a large Sonny-sympathetic crowd gathers to watch; the media arrive to complete the circus; and police captain Moretti (Charles Durning) tries to negotiate with Sonny while keeping the volatile spectacle under control. When Sonny's lover, Leon (Chris Sarandon), tries to talk Sonny out of the bank, we learn the robbery's motive: to finance Leon's sex-change operation. Sonny demands a plane to escape, but the end is near once menacingly cool FBI agent Sheldon (James Broderick) arrives to take over the negotiations. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi

Release date:September 21, 1975

Awards

Awarded by	Nominee	Category	Year	Status
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Al Pacino	Best Actor	1975	Winner
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Al Pacino	Best Actor	1975	Winner
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Al Pacino	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	1975	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Al Pacino	Best Actor	1975	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Chris Sarandon	New Star of the Year - Male	1975	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Chris Sarandon	Best Supporting Actor	1975	Nominee
National Board of Review	Charles Durning	Best Supporting Actor	1975	Winner
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Charles Durning	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	1975	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Frank Pierson	Best Original Screenplay	1975	Winner
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Frank Pierson	Best Screenplay	1975	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	John Cazale	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	1975	Nominee
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Sidney Lumet	Best Director	1975	Winner
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Sidney Lumet	Best Picture	1975	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Sidney Lumet	Best Director	1975	Nominee
Directors Guild of America	Sidney Lumet	Best Director	1975	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Sidney Lumet	Best Director	1975	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Dede Allen	Best Editing	1975	Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Dede Allen	Best Editing	1975	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Martin Bregman	Best Picture	1975	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Martin Elfand	Best Picture	1975	Nominee

Cast

Al Pacino: as Sonny
John Cazale: as Sal
Charles Durning: as N.Y. Detective Moretti
Sully Boyar: as Bank Manager Mulvaney
Chris Sarandon: as Leon
James Broderick: as FBI Agent Sheldon
Susan Peretz: as Angie
Judith Malina: as Mother
Sandra Kazan: as Deborah
Carmine Foresta: as Carmine
Thomas Murphy: as Policeman with Angie
William Bogert: as TV Studio Anchorman
Beulah Garrick: as Margaret
Dominic Chianese: as Father
Amy Levitt: as Maria
Lance Henriksen: as Murphy
Carol Kane: as Jenny
Marcia Jean Kurtz: as Miriam
Floyd Levine: as Phone Cop
John Marriott: as Howard
Lionel Pina: as Pizza Boy
Ron Cummins: as TV Reporter
Dick Anthony Williams: as Limo Driver
Todd Everett: as Cop (uncredited)
Gary Springer: as Stevie

Crew

Sidney Lumet

Sidney Lumet: Director
Martin Bregman: Producer
Martin Elfand: Producer
Frank Pierson: Screenwriter
Victor J. Kemper: Cinematographer
Dede Allen: Editor
Douglas Higgins: Art Director
Robert Greenhut: Associate Producer
Richard Vorisek: Sound/Sound Designer
James J. Sabat: Sound/Sound Designer
Burtt Harris: First Assistant Director
Fred Schuler: Camera Operator
Michael Chinich: Casting
Don Phillips: Casting
Peggy Farrell: Costumes Supervisor
Reginald Tackley: Makeup