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- 124 Minutes
- Warner Bros.
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated:
- Format: 1.78:1
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- Directed by Sidney Lumet
- Written by Frank Pierson
- Starring Al Pacino, Charles Durning, James Broderick, John Cazale
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On a hot Brooklyn afternoon, two optimistic losers set out to rob a bank. Sonny (Pacino) is the mastermind, Sal (Cazale) is the follower, and disaster is the result. Because the cops, crowds, TV cameras and even the pizza man have arrived. The "well-planned" heist is now a circus. Al Pacino is gripping as the indecisive man in charge, and the reason he robs a bank turns out to be a real surprise. The film is also a fascinating insight into how television news made a spectacle of tragedy.
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Won: Best Writing, 1976 Academy Awards; Best Actor (Pacino), Best Film Editing, 1976 BAFTA Awards
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DOG DAY AFTERNOON is, in the whole as well as the parts, film-making at its best.
-- Variety Staff, VARIETY
- More on Dog Day Afternoon:
- Original basis for film
- Profile of director Sidney Lumet