Serpico (1973)
18
28/03/1974 (GB)
Crime, Drama
2h 9m
- 75% (2100 votes)
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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.
- Sidney LumetDirector
- Waldo SaltScreenplay
- Norman WexlerScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,500,000
Revenue
$30,800,000
Keywords
- new york city
- corruption
- hippie
- police
- biography
- idealism
- based on true story
- idealist
- money
- undercover cop
- internal affairs
- police corruption
- biting
- social justice
- police vigilantism
- questioning
- whistleblower
- grim
- serious
- cops
- fighting the system
- tense
- intense
- sinister
- antagonistic
- arrogant
- callous
- disgusted
- enraged
- informative
Top Billed 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
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