Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
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.
- new york city
- airport
- police
- hostage
- bank
- fbi
- heist
- psychological thriller
- bank robbery
- brooklyn
- new york city
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- 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
- Directed
- Sidney Lumet
- Written
- Frank Pierson
Production
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 · 3,493 ratings
- Studio
- Artists Entertainment Complex
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
