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14 maaliskuu 1974 (Netherlands) moreTagline:
Many of his fellow officers considered him the most dangerous man alive - An honest cop.Plot:
The true story about an honest New York cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations moreUser Comments:
Serpico moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Al Pacino | ... | Officer Frank Serpico | |
| John Randolph | ... | Chief Sidney Green | |
| Jack Kehoe | ... | Tom Keough | |
| Biff McGuire | ... | Capt. Insp. McClain | |
| Barbara Eda-Young | ... | Laurie | |
| Cornelia Sharpe | ... | Leslie Lane | |
| Tony Roberts | ... | Bob Blair | |
| John Medici | ... | Pasquale | |
| Allan Rich | ... | Dist. Atty. Herman Tauber | |
| Norman Ornellas | ... | Don Rubello | |
| Edward Grover | ... | Insp. Lombardo (as Ed Grover) | |
| Albert Henderson | ... | Peluce (as Al Henderson) | |
| Hank Garrett | ... | Malone | |
| Damien Leake | ... | Joey | |
| Joseph Bova | ... | Potts (as Joe Bova) |
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129 min | Spain:113 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Germany:12 (re-rating) (2006) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:RFun Stuff
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Playwright Sidney Kingsley loaned his apartment to Sidney Lumet for use to film the party scene. In 1935, Kingsley hired an 11-year-old Lumet to appear on Broadway in his play, "Dead End", and they had remained friends since then. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: As Frank Serpico is driving across the bridge in his Studebaker Lark to report for his first posting as a patrolman in 1960, many of the cars in the background are models from the mid-1960's to early 1970's. (This is true in many of the early street scenes as well.) moreQuotes:
Leslie Lane: [feeling his gun as she's riding on the back of his motorcycle] What'ya need a gun for?Frank Serpico: Didya ever hear of Barnum and Bailey?
Leslie Lane: Yeah.
Frank Serpico: Well, I'm their lion tamer.
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A perfect, true to life film based on the true exploits of a young police officer named Frank Serpico. Serpico was an officer in a time when political corruption was rampant and many of his brethren were found "on the take." The true story is brought to the screen under the superb leadership and direction of Sidney Lumet and the brilliant performance of Al Pacino as Serpico. Serpico was said to be known for his eccentricity and Pacino plays it up every step of the way, from the hairy beard to the earrings; he immerses himself into the character. This is the first of two great pairings with Lumet and Pacino. They know character. You see it here and you see it in 'Dog Day Afternoon." They know the streets. Lumet is a avid filmmaker of "New York-style films." Pacino walks the beat in his hobo outfits and long hair as if he's a hippie, not a cop. Although an eccentric, Serpico cannot be bought and certainly cannot be had, by anyone... cop or crook Pacino was Oscar nominated, but lost to Jack Lemmon for his performance in "Save the Tiger." The film was also nominated for it's taut screenplay, based on the Peter Maas book of the same title.