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.
Cast
Al Pacino
Sonny
John Cazale
Sal
Charles Durning
Moretti
Chris Sarandon
Leon
James Broderick
Sheldon
Penelope Allen
Sylvia
Sully Boyar
Mulvaney
Beulah Garrick
Margaret
Carol Kane
Jenny
Sandra Kazan
Deborah
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Miriam
Amy Levitt
Maria
John Marriott
Howard
Estelle Omens
Edna
Gary Springer
Stevie
Carmine Foresta
Carmine
Lance Henriksen
Murphy
Floyd Levine
Phone Cop
Dick Anthony Williams
Limo Driver
Dominic Chianese
Father
Marcia Haufrecht
Neighbor
Judith Malina
Mother
Susan Peretz
Angie
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
Robert Costanzo
New York Policeman (uncredited)
Ron Gilbert
Detective (uncredited)
Kenneth McMillan
Commissioner (uncredited)
Ed Metzger
Sgt. Murray (uncredited)
Lynette Sheldon
Sadie (uncredited)
Alan Berger
Lout (uncredited)
James Bulleit
Sgt. Gillis (uncredited)
Todd Everett
Cop (uncredited)
Raymond Serra
New York Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Tom Towles
Cop (uncredited)
Crew
Sidney Lumet
Director
Frank Pierson
Screenplay
Leslie Waller
Book
P.F. Kluge
Book
Thomas Moore
Book
Dede Allen
Editor
Angelo Corrao
Assistant Editor
Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
Burtt Harris
Assistant Director
Alan Hopkins
Assistant Director
Lois Kramer Hartwick
Production Coordinator
Martin Elfand
Producer
Martin Bregman
Producer
Robert Greenhut
Associate Producer
Charles Bailey
Production Design
Fred Schuler
Camera Operator
Don Phillips
Casting
Michael Chinich
Casting
Peggy Farrell
Wardrobe Supervisor
Clifford Capone
Wardrobe Supervisor
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Philip Leto
Hairstylist
Max Henriquez
Assistant Makeup Artist
Reginald Tackley
Makeup Artist
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Editor
Richard P. Cirincione
Sound Editor
Sanford Rackow
Sound Editor
Stephen A. Rotter
Sound Editor
James Sabat
Sound Mixer
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration
B.J. Bjorkman
Script Supervisor
Carlos Quiles
Carpenter
Martin Danzig
Location Manager
A.J. Bakunas
Stunts
Joseph M. Caracciolo
Property Master
Dick Vorisek
Recording Supervision
Douglas Higgins
Art Direction
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