Additional information for Dog Day Afternoon, which has a domestic theatrical release set for September 21, 1975. The film is being distributed by Warner Bros Pictures and has not yet been rated. Dog Day Afternoon has a total running time of 125 minutes.
18
Argentina
M
Australia
R
Canada
K-16
Finland
16
Norway
PG
Singapore
15
Sweden
R
USA
15
UK
12
Germany
16
West Germany
R18
New Zealand
12
Netherlands
M/18
Portugal
15
South Korea
14
Brazil
18
Peru
VM14
Italy
125min
131min
Tarde de perros
Argentina
Tarde de perros
Mexico
Tarde de perros
Peru
Tarde de perros
Spain
En satans eftermiddag
Finland
En satans eftermiddag
Sweden
Um Dia de Cão
Brazil
Um Dia de Cão
Portugal
Σκυλίσια Μέρα
Greece
Кучешки следобед
Bulgaria
яНАЮВХИ ОНКДЕМЭ
Soviet Union
Ôkamitachi no gogo
Japan
Ahar Ha-Tzohoraem Shel Poranoot
Israel
Dupa-amiaza de Caine
Romania
Een hondse namiddag
Belgium
En skæv eftermiddag
Denmark
Het ettermiddag
Norway
Hikinen iltapäivä
Finland
Hundstage
West Germany
Kánikulai délután
Hungary
Köpeklerin günü
Turkey
Lämbe pärastlõuna
Estonia
Pasje popodne
Serbia
Pasje poslijepodne
Croatia
Pieskie popoludnie
Poland
Quel pomeriggio di un giorno da cani
Italy
Skylisia mera
Greece
Un après-midi de chien
France
September , 1975
Spain
September 21, 1975
USA
December 18, 1975
Australia
January 08, 1976
Argentina
January 17, 1976
Sweden
January 22, 1976
Netherlands
January 27, 1976
Italy
January 29, 1976
Hong Kong
January 30, 1976
Finland
January 30, 1976
France
February 06, 1976
Denmark
March 06, 1976
Japan
March 19, 1976
West Germany
April 19, 1976
Spain
June 17, 1976
Belgium
September 08, 1976
Norway
May 22, 1981
Italy
January , 1983
Turkey
December 19, 2004
Netherlands
April 11, 2007
France
September , 2007
France
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A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.
Based upon a real-life story that happened in the early seventies in which the Chase Manhattan Bank in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was held siege by a gay bank robber determined to steal enough money for his male lover to undergo a sex change operation. On a hot summer afternoon, the First Savings Bank of Brooklyn is held up by Sonny Wortzik and Sal two down-and-out characters. Although the bank manager and female tellers agree not to interfere with the robbery, Sonny finds that there's actually nothing much to steal, as most of the cash has been picked up for the day. Sonny then gets an unexpected phone call from Police Captain Eugene Moretti, who tells him the place is surrounded by the city's entire police force. Having few options under the circumstances, Sonny nervously bargains with Moretti, demanding safe escort to the airport and a plane out of the country in return for the bank employees' safety. Written by alfiehitchieFirst-time crook Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) and his friend Sal (John Cazale) rob a Brooklyn bank to fund Sonny's boyfriend's sex change operation, only to discover that the bank has very little money. Unsure what to do, the two robbers camp out in the bank, holding all the workers hostage. The police are alerted that there is a robbery in progress. Detective Eugene Moretti (Charles Durning) and numerous officers set up a siege around the bank. When Moretti calls the bank to tell the lead robber, Sonny, that the police have arrived, Sonny warns that he and his armed accomplice, Sal, have hostages and will kill them if anyone tries to come into the bank. Detective Moretti acts as hostage negotiator, while FBI Agent Sheldon (James Broderick) monitors his actions. Howard (John Marriott), the security guard, has an asthma attack, so Sonny releases him when Moretti asks for a hostage as a sign of good faith. Moretti convinces Sonny to step outside the bank to see how aggressive the police forces are. After a moment, Sonny starts his now-famous "ATTICA!" chant, and the civilian crowd starts cheering for Sonny.After realizing they cannot make a simple getaway, Sonny demands transportation: a jet to take them out of the country. When a tactical team approaches the back door, he fires a shot to warn them off. Moretti tries to persuade Sonny that those police were a separate unit that he was not controlling. Later, Sonny incites the crowd by throwing money over the police barricades. Some overrun the barricade and a few are arrested. When Sonny's wife Leon Schermer (a transwoman) (Chris Sarandon) arrives, she reveals that Sonny is robbing the bank to pay for Leon's sex reassignment surgery and that Sonny also has a legal wife, Angie, and children. Leon refuses to speak with Sonny, even over the telephone.As night sets in, the lights in the bank all shut off. Sonny goes outside again and discovers that Agent Sheldon has taken command of the scene. He refuses to give Sonny any more favors, but when hostage Mulvaney (Sully Boyar) goes into a diabetic shock, Agent Sheldon lets a doctor through. While the doctor is inside the bank, Sheldon convinces Leon to talk to Sonny on the phone. The two have a lengthy conversation that reveals Leon had attempted suicide to "get away from" Sonny. She had been hospitalized at the psychiatric ward of Bellevue Hospital until the police brought her to the scene. Leon turns down Sonny's offer to join him and Sal, to wherever they take the plane. Sonny tells police listening to the phone call that Leon had nothing to do with the robbery attempt.After the phone call, the doctor asks Sonny to let Mulvaney leave and Sonny agrees. Mulvaney refuses, instead insisting he remain with his employees. The FBI calls Sonny out of the bank again. They have brought his mother to the scene. She unsuccessfully tries to persuade him to give himself up and Agent Sheldon signals that a limousine will arrive in ten minutes to take them to a waiting jet. Once back inside the bank, Sonny writes out his will, leaving money from his life insurance to Leon for her sex change and to his wife Angie.When the limousine arrives, Sonny checks it for any hidden weapons or booby traps. When he decides the car is satisfactory, he settles on Agent Murphy to drive Sal, the remaining hostages and him to Kennedy Airport. Sonny sits in the front next to Murphy while Sal sits behind them. Murphy repeatedly asks Sal to point his gun at the roof so Sal won't accidentally shoot him. As they wait on the airport tarmac for the plane to taxi into position, Agent Sheldon forces Sonny's weapon onto the dashboard, creating a distraction which allows Murphy to pull a pistol hidden in his armrest and shoot Sal in the head. Sonny is immediately arrested and the hostages are all escorted to the terminal. The film ends with Sonny watching Sal's body being taken from the car on a stretcher.
Sidney Lumet
Director(s)
P.F. Kluge
Thomas Moore
Frank Pierson
Leslie Waller
Writer(s)
Martin Bregman
producer
Martin Elfand
producer
Robert Greenhut
associate producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
Sylvia
Penelope Allen
Mulvaney
Sully Boyar
Sal
John Cazale
Margaret
Beulah Garrick
Jenny
Carol Kane
Deborah
Sandra Kazan
Miriam
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Maria
Amy Levitt
Howard
John Marriott
Edna
Estelle Omens
Sonny Wortzik
Al Pacino
Stevie
Gary Springer
Sheldon
James Broderick
Moretti
Charles Durning
Carmine
Carmine Foresta
Murphy
Lance Henriksen
Phone Cop
Floyd Levine
Limo Driver
Dick Anthony Williams
Father
Dominic Chianese
Neighbor
Marcia Haufrecht
Mother
Judith Malina
Angie Wortzik
Susan Peretz
Leon Shermer
Chris Sarandon
TV Anchorman
William Bogert
TV Reporter
Ron Cummins
Sam
Jay Gerber
Doctor
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Maria's Boyfriend
Chu Chu Malave
Pizza Boy
Lionel Pina
Lout (uncredited)
Alan Berger
Sgt. Gillis (uncredited)
James Bulleit
New York Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Costanzo
Street Crowd Member (uncredited)
Michael DeBiase
Shawon Wojtowicz (uncredited)
Fabrizio DiGiacomo
Cop (uncredited)
Todd Everett
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Richard Garrick
Detective (uncredited)
Ron Gilbert
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Paul E. Guskin
Dawn Wojtowicz (uncredited)
Jennifer Lanzisero
Commissioner (uncredited)
Kenneth McMillan
Director(s)
Thomas Moore
Frank Pierson
Leslie Waller
Writer(s)
producer
Martin Elfand
producer
Robert Greenhut
associate producer
Producer(s)
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