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18/12/1973 Crime, Drama, History 2h 9m
75
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Many of his fellow officers considered him the most dangerous man alive - an honest cop.

Overview

New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

  1. Sidney Lumet

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Al Pacino

    Officer Frank Serpico

  2. John Randolph

    Sidney Green

  3. Jack Kehoe

    Tom Keough

  4. Biff McGuire

    Captain McClain

  5. Barbara Eda-Young

    Laurie

  6. Cornelia Sharpe

    Leslie Lane

  7. Tony Roberts

    Bob Blair

  8. John Medici

    Pasquale

  9. Allan Rich

    D. A. Tauber

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-01-27
An honest cop. Who would believe that?

Serpico is directed by Sidney Lumet and adapted to screenplay by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler from Peter Maas’ biography of NYPD officer Frank Serpico who stood up to expose rife corruption in the force. It stars Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Bernard Barrow, Nathan George and Tony Roberts. Music is by Mikis Theodorakis and Giacomo Puccini and cinematography by Arthur J. Ornitz..

Great story telling meets a first class acting performance in Lumet’s searing movie. Frank Serpico (Pacino), a legend to us mere mortals out on t...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,500,000.00

Revenue
$30,800,000.00

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