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| Al Pacino | ... | Sonny Wortzik | |
| John Cazale | ... | Sal | |
| Charles Durning | ... | Det. Sgt. Eugene Moretti | |
| Chris Sarandon | ... | Leon Shermer | |
| Sully Boyar | ... | Mulvaney | |
| Penelope Allen | ... | Sylvia | |
| James Broderick | ... | Sheldon | |
| Carol Kane | ... | Jenny | |
| Beulah Garrick | ... | Margaret | |
| Sandra Kazan | ... | Deborah | |
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... | Miriam | |
| Amy Levitt | ... | Maria | |
| John Marriott | ... | Howard | |
| Estelle Omens | ... | Edna | |
| Gary Springer | ... | Stevie | |
| Lance Henriksen | ... | Murphy | |
| Judith Malina | ... | Vi - Mother | |
| Dominic Chianese | ... | Vi's Husband - Father | |
| Marcia Haufrecht | ... | Vi's Neighbor | |
| Susan Peretz | ... | Angela 'Angie' Wortzik | |
| Floyd Levine | ... | Phone Cop | |
| Carmine Foresta | ... | Carmine | |
| William Bogert | ... | TV Anchorman | |
| Ron Cummins | ... | TV Reporter | |
| Jay Gerber | ... | Sam | |
| Philip Charles MacKenzie | ... | Doctor | |
| Chu Chu Malave | ... | Maria's Boyfriend | |
| Lionel Pina | ... | Pizza Boy | |
| Dick Anthony Williams | ... | Limo Driver | |
| Frank Piazza | ... | Actor | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| James Bulleit | ... | Sgt. Gillis (uncredited) | |
| Robert Costanzo | ... | New York Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Todd Everett | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Paul E. Guskin | ... | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Ed Metzger | ... | Sgt. Murray - NYPD (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Murphy | ... | Policeman with Angie (uncredited) | |
| Raymond Serra | ... | New York Plainclothes Cop (uncredited) | |
| Lynette Sheldon | ... | Sadie (uncredited) | |
| Tom Towles | ... | Gunman (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Sidney Lumet | |||
Writing credits | ||
| P.F. Kluge | (article) and | |
| Thomas Moore | (article) | |
| Frank Pierson | (screenplay) | |
| Leslie Waller | book (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Martin Bregman | .... | producer | |
| Martin Elfand | .... | producer | |
| Robert Greenhut | .... | associate producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Victor J. Kemper | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Dede Allen | |||
Casting by | |||
| Michael Chinich | |||
| Don Phillips | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Charles Bailey | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Douglas Higgins | (as Doug Higgins) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Robert Drumheller | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Anna Hill Johnstone | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Max Henriquez | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Philip Leto | .... | hair stylist | |
| Reginald Tackley | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Burtt Harris | .... | assistant director | |
| Alan Hopkins | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Stanley Cappiello | .... | scenic artist | |
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | .... | property master (as Joe Caracciolo) | |
| Carlos Quiles | .... | chief carpenter | |
| Joe Williams Sr. | .... | construction grip (as Joseph Williams) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Richard P. Cirincione | .... | sound editor (as Richard Cirincione) | |
| Jack Fitzstephens | .... | sound editor | |
| Sanford Rackow | .... | sound editor | |
| Stephen A. Rotter | .... | sound editor | |
| James Sabat | .... | sound mixer | |
| Dick Vorisek | .... | sound re-recording supervisor (as Richard Vorisek) | |
| Hal Levinsohn | .... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Robert Rogow | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
| Mel Zelniker | .... | adr recordist (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| A.J. Bakunas | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Tom O'Connor | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| James Finnerty | .... | key grip (as James Finnerty) | |
| Muky | .... | still photographer | |
| Richard Quinlan | .... | gaffer | |
| Fred Schuler | .... | camera operator | |
| Jack Brown | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Ron Zarilla | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Clifford Capone | .... | wardrobe supervisor (as Cliff Capone) | |
| Peggy Farrell | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Angelo Corrao | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| B.J. Bjorkman | .... | script supervisor | |
| Martin Danzig | .... | location manager | |
| Douglas Dean III | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
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During the late sixties and into the seventies, the bank heist seems to have become a metaphor for the counter culture rebellion. Bank robbers were no longer the villains, but the heroes, fighting against the capitalist establishment like an urban Robin Hood. Dog Day Afternoon is part of that tradition.
Al Pacino is, as ever, brilliant. He is able to bring charisma, charm and vulnerability to the character of Sonny Wortzik in nothing more than a way of walking, or the way he holds a phone. Troubled, insecure, confused, Sonny makes for a lousy bank robber. And yet, when he steps from the relative safety of the bank building and into the street, before a hundred waiting armed police, he changes completely. He becomes a strong, proud, prowling voice of the working class, goading the police, riling the gathered crowd. In referencing the prison massacre at Attica in 1971, he becomes a voice for the urban poor, and it is a powerful and raging voice that contains the potential for victory and success, even when you know it is doomed.
An incredibly powerful work, very much of its time, and all the better for it. The 1970's was a decade when major studios hired actors for their talent, not their looks or teen appeal. When major studios hired writers proud to take on sensitive political and social issues. When major studios financially backed and strongly promoted movies that mattered and said something. Dog Day Afternoon is the product of that system and as such, could never be made today.