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.

• DirectorSidney Lumet
• Release21 September 1975
• Genre
  Crime / Drama
• Duration2h 5m
• Budget$1,800,000
• Revenue$46,665,856
• Rate
  

  7.847
  3067 reviews
• Productions

  Artists Entertainment Complex, Warner Bros. Pictures