Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Another of Pacino's earliest and best-known roles is Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon. It is a 1975 American biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. Dog Day Afternoon, a true-life story of a bank heist turned siege, stands out as a unique drama of great compassion and sorrow, firmly in the spirit of 1970s cinematic counterculture. Pacino's third and final collaboration with John Cazale stars the two as Sonny and Sal, who rob a bank to pay Sonny's lover's sex-change operation.

Dog Day Afternoon was a critical and box commercial success when it was released in theaters on September 21, 1975. The film received six Academy Award nominations and seven Golden Globe nominations, winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Detailed Information:

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Starring: Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick, Charles Durning

Release dates: September 20, 1975 (San Sebastián)/September 21, 1975 (United States)
Running time: 125 minutes