Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. 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.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Actors: Al Pacino, Alan Berger, Amy Levitt, Beulah Garrick, Carmine Foresta, Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, Chu Chu Malave, Dick Anthony Williams, Dominic Chianese, Ed Metzger, Estelle Omens, Floyd Levine, Gary Springer, James Broderick, James Bulleit, Jay Gerber, John Cazale, John Marriott, Judith Malina, Kenneth McMillan, Lance Henriksen, Lionel Pina, Lynette Sheldon, Marcia Haufrecht, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Penelope Allen, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Raymond Serra, Robert Costanzo, Ron Cummins, Ron Gilbert, Sandra Kazan, Sully Boyar, Susan Peretz, Todd Everett, Tom Towles, William Bogert Directors: Sidney Lumet Production: Artists Entertainment Complex, Warner Bros. Pictures