• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1975-09-21
  • Runtime125 minutes
  • TaglineAnything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.
  • Revenue46,665,856$
  • GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
  • Production
    CompaniesArtists Entertainment Complex, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Budget1,800,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Al Pacino

John Cazale

Charles Durning

Chris Sarandon

James Broderick

Penelope Allen

Sully Boyar

Carol Kane

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Lance Henriksen

Floyd Levine

Dominic Chianese

Marcia Haufrecht

Judith Malina

Susan Peretz

William Bogert

Ron Cummins

Jay Gerber

Philip Charles MacKenzie

Chu Chu Malave

Lionel Pina