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Serpico

1973 130 min ★ 7.5 Crime, Drama, History

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

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Cast

Al Pacino

Officer Frank Serpico

John Randolph

Sidney Green

Jack Kehoe

Tom Keough

Biff McGuire

Captain McClain

Barbara Eda-Young

Laurie

Cornelia Sharpe

Leslie Lane

Tony Roberts

Bob Blair

John Medici

Pasquale

Allan Rich

D. A. Tauber

Norman Ornellas

Rubello

Details

Director

Sidney Lumet

Screenplay

Waldo Salt

Tagline

"Many of his fellow officers considered him the most dangerous man alive - an honest cop."

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

$30,800,000

Production

Artists Entertainment Complex, Produzioni De Laurentiis - International Manufacturing Company, The De Laurentiis Company

Reviews

John Chard

January 27, 2014

★ 9/10

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 Pu...