Dog Day Afternoon

Opens Friday, September 25, 2026

Screening on 35mm!

 

On the blistering afternoon of August 22, 1972, two optimistic losers attempt to rob a Brooklyn bank — the frantic master-mind Sonny (Al Pacino), and his slow-witted buddy Sal (John Cazale). But then the cops arrive. The crowds arrive. The TV cameras arrive. Even the pizza man arrives. As their heist turns into a circus, Sonny and Sal’s notoriety grows, and their chances for survival shrink.

 

Screening as part of Late Night Favorites: Fall 2026

• Year 1975
• Running Time 125 minutes
• Distributor Warner Brothers
• Director Sidney Lumet
• Cast Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Carol Kane

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