Cinematic background from Dog Day Afternoon 1975 - Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale. 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.

Dog Day Afternoon

1975

Biography, Crime, Drama

Directors:
Sidney Lumet
Writers:
P.F. Kluge, Frank Pierson, Thomas Moore, Leslie Waller
Official poster of Dog Day Afternoon 1975 directed by Sidney Lumet
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a suit and tie in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a suit and tie in an office setting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man wearing a suit and tie standing next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man with long hair holding a metal object in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – Two men in a room talking to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man sitting at a table holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a white shirt is looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a suit and tie holding a gun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – People are swimming in a pool on the roof of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man that is standing in a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man adjusting his neck tie in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person with his hand on his head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of people standing in front of a group of police officers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A large group of people standing in a crowd; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a white shirt leaning against a window sill; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A crowd of people sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A large group of people on a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a white shirt and a white jacket; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man talking on a phone while standing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man standing in front of a counter in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of people standing in a room with a man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man standing in front of a window looking sad; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of people standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a suit and tie holding a gun in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a white shirt with his mouth wide open; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of men standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A young man looking out of a window at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of police officers standing next to a police car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of people standing around a crowd of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man holding a phone up to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a brown suit and a red tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man with a beard is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man standing in front of a crowd at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man talking on a phone in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – An older woman in a black jacket and a red tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – Two women and a man in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing headphones and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a suit and tie holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a suit and tie standing on the side of the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A woman standing in front of two men at a counter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person looking up at something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man holding a phone up to his ear while standing next to two other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of men standing on a sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man sitting in the back seat of a car looking out the window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a white shirt looking to the side; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a suit and tie sitting at a table with a drink; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of men in police uniforms marching in a parade; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A cemetery with a view of a city skyline; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a white shirt is leaning against a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man and a woman standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a suit and tie talking to a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a shirt and jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – An older man in a suit looking in a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of people gathered around a woman in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – Cars are parked at a toll booth on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A group of people standing in front of a barber shop; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A young man hiding his face behind a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man wearing a suit and tie standing next to a pole; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a suit and tie next to another man in a police uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A woman holding a cell phone while standing next to two men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A couple of men standing next to each other in suits; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet – A man in a white shirt is opening a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle