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.
Penelope Allen | Sylvia | |
Sully Boyar | Mulvaney | |
John Cazale | Sal | |
Beulah Garrick | Margaret | |
Carol Kane | Jenny | |
Sandra Kazan | Deborah | |
Marcia Jean Kurtz | Miriam | |
Amy Levitt | Maria | |
John Marriott | Howard | |
Estelle Omens | Edna | |
Al Pacino | Sonny | |
Gary Springer | Stevie | |
James Broderick | Sheldon | |
Charles Durning | Moretti | |
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 | |
Chris Sarandon | Leon | |
William Bogert | TV Anchorman | |
Ron Cummins | TV Reporter |
Director | Sidney Lumet | |
Writer | Frank R. Pierson, P.F. Kluge, Thomas Moore, Leslie Waller | |
Producer | Martin Bregman, Martin Elfand, Robert Greenhut | |
Photography | Victor J. Kemper |