Where was Dog Day Afternoon filmed?
1975 film, directed by Sidney Lumet.
- New York City
The story is set in New York City, so the filming stayed close to the setting.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- New York City; Brooklyn
- Filmed in
- New York City
About Dog Day Afternoon
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- Released
- 1975
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast
- Al PacinoJohn CazaleCharles DurningCarol KaneChris SarandonLance HenriksenJames BroderickBeulah GarrickJudith MalinaDominic Chianese
- Genre
- HeistActionDramaCrimeComedy Drama
- Based on
- The Dog
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Writing; Original Screenplay; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The story
On August 22, 1972, first-time crook Sonny Wortzik and his friends Salvatore "Sal" Naturile and Stevie attempt to rob the First Brooklyn Savings Bank.
Sonny takes the bank's traveler's checks and burns the register in a trash can.
Sal assures Sonny he is ready to kill if necessary.
Famous lines from Dog Day Afternoon
Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.
Yes, sir.Mulvaney
What is he doin'?Sonny
No alarms! No alarms!Sonny
Will you get back there?!Det. Moretti
It must have been on my mind.Mulvaney
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