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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

125 mins

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CRIME

DRAMA

A man robs a bank in New York to pay for his lover's operation. It turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.

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name	character
Penelope Allen	Sylvia
William Bogert	TV Anchorman
Sully Boyar	Mulvaney
James Broderick	Sheldon
John Cazale	Sal
Dominic Chianese	Father
Charles Durning	Det. Sgt. Eugene Moretti
Carmine Foresta	Carmine
Beulah Garrick	Margaret
Lance Henriksen	Murphy
Carol Kane	Jenny
Sandra Kazan	Deborah
Marcia Jean Kurtz	Miriam
Amy Levitt	Maria
John Marriott	Howard
Estelle Omens	Edna
Al Pacino	Sonny Wortzik
Chris Sarandon	Leon
Gary Springer	Stevie

name
Martin Bregman	producer
Martin Elfand	producer
Robert Greenhut	producer
Sidney Lumet	director
Frank Pierson	screenplay

award	category	name	year
Academy Award	Best Screenplay	Frank Pierson	1975
BAFTA	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Al Pacino	1975