Dog Day Afternoon

The 1975 American biographical crime drama film Dog Day Afternoon, which was produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand, was directed by Sidney Lumet. Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick, and Charles Durning all appear in the movie. Frank Pierson wrote the script, which was adapted from the P. F. Kluge and Thomas Moore story "The Boys in the Bank" from Life magazine. The documentary covered the heist and hostage crisis that John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile orchestrated in 1972 at a Brooklyn-based Chase Manhattan branch.

Bregman was alerted to the article by Elfand, who then went on to arrange a contract with Warner Bros and get the rights to use the material. Wojtowicz was the focal point of the robbery tale in the script that Pierson researched and wrote. Lumet and Pacino chose the cast, with Pacino choosing former co-stars from his Off-Broadway productions. Between September and November 1974, the production was filmed, and it was completed three weeks early.

Dog Day Afternoon had a successful theatrical debut on September 21, 1975, both critically and commercially. The movie received seven Golden Globe nominations, six Academy Award nominations, and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The Library of Congress designated Dog Day Afternoon as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" in 2009, and it was chosen for inclusion in the National Film Registry.

Duration:130 mins

Year: 1975

Director:Sidney Lumet

Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Sully Boyar, Penelope Allen, Beulah Garrick, Carol Kane, Charles Durning, James Broderick, Chris Sarandon