Dog Day Afternoon
Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.
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.
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $57M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Dog Day Afternoon appears in 3 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Heist Movies Ranked #10
Placed at #10 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Detective Movies Ranked #17
Placed at #17 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #61
Placed at #61 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 6 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 6 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Dog Day Afternoon returned 31.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $57M
- Release date
- Sep 21, 1975
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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