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Dog Day Afternoon
1975
BiographyCrimeDramaThriller
A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation, which turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.
IMDB 8.0
RT 95%
Metacritic 86
StarsPenelope AllenSully BoyarJohn CazaleBeulah Garrick
DirectorSidney Lumet
WriterFrank Pierson (screenplay)P.F. Kluge (based upon a magazine article by)Thomas Moore (based upon a magazine article by)
AwardsWon 1 Oscar
  • Best Original ScreenplayWinner
    Frank Pierson
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    Al Pacino
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    Chris Sarandon
  • Best Achievement in Directing
    Sidney Lumet
  • Best Achievement in Film Editing
    Dede Allen
  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    Martin Bregman, Martin Elfand
LanguageEnglish
CountryUSA