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Serpico is a 1973 American biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino in the title role. The screenplay was adapted by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler from the book of the same name written by Peter Maas with the assistance of its subject, Frank Serpico.
Francesco Vincent Serpico (born April 14, 1936) is an American retired New York Police Department detective, best known for whistleblowing on police corruption. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was a plainclothes police officer working in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan to expose vice racketeering. In 1967, he reported credible evidence ...
Dec 5, 1973 · Serpico: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire. An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) is an idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of the force. His actions get Frank shunned by the other officers, and often...
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Nov 21, 2021 · Police officer Frank Serpico unveiled widespread corruption in 1970s NYPD to change the system — and was shot in the face for his efforts. After he revealed deep corruption in his precinct and called for a crackdown, Serpico was shot in the face during an arrest and nearly left for dead by his backup officers.
Sep 22, 2020 · Discover the stunning 4K restoration of a New Hollywood classic from director Sidney Lumet – the true story about a cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the police...
Serpico (1973) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Al Pacino, John Randolph and Jack Kehoe. Serpico Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/45BmNHs Serpico Streaming :...
Biopic of the New York City detective whose anti-corruption efforts in the 1960s and early 1970s led to the creation of the Knapp Commission and the uncovering of widespread corruption of police officials at all levels. All his life, Frank Serpico had wanted to be a policeman.
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.
SERPICO is a 1973 dramatic film describing the career of Police Officer Frank Serpico, and it details the problems that an honest police officer dealt with while enforcing the law amidst a large number of corrupt police officers in New York from 1960 until 1972. The film stars Al Pacino in the title role. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
