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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.
Dec 5, 1973 · Al Pacino stars as Frank Serpico, a New York cop who blows the whistle on corruption in the force and faces danger and ostracism. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-nominated crime drama.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Sidney Lumet
- 1973-12-05
Serpico is about an NYPD officer Frank Serpico played by the really young Al Pacino, who went undercover to expose corruption in the police force.
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- Sidney Lumet
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A biographical film about Frank Serpico, a New York cop who exposed police corruption in the 1960s and 1970s. He faced danger, betrayal, and isolation from his colleagues and superiors, and eventually resigned and moved to Switzerland.
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 ...
Serpico is a movie based on the true story of Frank Serpico, a New York City cop who exposed police corruption and faced danger. Watch the trailer, read the overview and reviews, and see the cast and crew on TMDB.
