Movie · 1975
Dog Day Afternoon
“Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.”
Released 21 September 1975 125 min Crime / Drama / Thriller More from 1975 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Beulah Garrick
as Margaret
Charles Durning
as Moretti
Sully Boyar
as Mulvaney
James Broderick
as Sheldon
Estelle Omens
as Edna
Floyd Levine
as Phone Cop
Dick Anthony Williams
as Limo Driver
John Cazale
as Sal
William Bogert
as TV Anchorman
Al Pacino
as Sonny
Susan Peretz
as Angie
Chris Sarandon
as Leon
Marcia Jean Kurtz
as Miriam
Robert Costanzo
as New York Policeman (uncredited)
Tom Towles
as Cop (uncredited)
Carol Kane
as Jenny
Gary Springer
as Stevie
Penelope Allen
as Sylvia
Sandra Kazan
as Deborah
Amy Levitt
as Maria
John Marriott
as Howard
Marcia Haufrecht
as Neighbor
James Bulleit
as Sgt. Gillis (uncredited)
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The numbers
38years between the oldest and youngest billed
54Beulah Garrick — oldest on the call sheet
16Gary Springer — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast