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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.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Sidney Lumet
- 1973-12-05
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.
1 Video. 4 Photos. Frank Serpico was born on 14 April 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer, known for Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle (2018), Frank Serpico (2017) and John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017). More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Resume.
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- 2 min
- New York City, New York, USA
Nov 21, 2021 · Updated November 29, 2021. In 1970s Brooklyn, idealistic cop Frank Serpico blew the whistle on bribery and crime within the force. It almost cost him his life. In the opening scene of the 1973 film Serpico, Al Pacino, who stars as the titular character Frank Serpico of the New York police department, tensely draws his revolver.
- William Delong
Serpico. 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.
Oct 28, 2017 · The short answer is: very. It stuck close to the 1973 Peter Maas book, and “Frank Serpico” reveals just how much of Serpico’s story became, through the movie, iconic. As it turns out, the ...
