Many of his fellow officers considered him the most dangerous man alive - an honest cop.
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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Earnest, grave, classical in form and meticulous.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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- John Chardon TMDB · Jan 20149/10
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 Puccini and cinematography by Arthur J. Ornitz.. Great story telling meets a first class acting performance in Lumet’s searing movie. Frank Serpico (Pacino), a legend to us mere mortals out on the street, but the most hated man on the NYPD, so much so he almost paid for his sense of what’s right and wrong with his life. Picture follows Frank through his integration on the force and onto the build up of corruption he comes across. All the time we are also getting an insight into the man himself, his life and loves outside of work, with Lumet and Pacino making sure Frank is not painted as a saintly perfectionist, there is no halo above his head, he has flaws like everybody else. New York is expertly painted as a raw and grubby place, the hustle and bustle a nuisance, and the seamy underside where
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Cast
- Al PacinoOfficer Frank Serpico
- John RandolphSidney Green
- Jack KehoeTom Keough
- Biff McGuireCaptain McClain
- Barbara Eda-YoungLaurie
- Cornelia SharpeLeslie Lane
- Tony RobertsBob Blair
- John MediciPasquale
- Allan RichD. A. Tauber
- Norman OrnellasRubello
Crew
- Sidney LumetDirector
- Waldo SaltScreenplay
- Norman WexlerScreenplay
- Arthur J. OrnitzDirector of Photography
- Míkis TheodorakisOriginal Music Composer
- Dede AllenEditor
- Martin BregmanProducer
- Dino De LaurentiisProducer
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