Al Pacino

John Randolph

Jack Kehoe

Biff McGuire

Barbara Eda-Young

Cornelia Sharpe

Tony Roberts

John Medici

Allan Rich

Norman Ornellas

Edward Grover

Albert Henderson

Hank Garrett

Damien Leake

Joseph Bova

Gene Gross

John Stewart

Woodie King Jr.

James Tolkan

Ed Crowley

Bernard Barrow

Sal Carollo

Mildred Clinton

Nathan George

Gus Fleming

Richard Foronjy

Alan North

Lewis J. Stadlen

John McQuade

Ted Beniades

John Lehne

M. Emmet Walsh

George Ede

Charles White

F. Murray Abraham

P.J. Benjamin

Don Billett

Val Bisoglio

John Brandon

James Bulleit

Roy Cheverie

Sam Coppola

Marjorie Eliot

René Enríquez

Conard Fowkes

Frank Gio

Trent Gough

Paul E. Guskin

Nick Hardin

Judd Hirsch

Richard Kuss

Tony Lo Bianco

George Loros

Kenneth McMillan

Stephen Pearlman

Tim Pelt

William Pelt

Jay Rasumny

Franklin Scott

Tom Signorelli

Ben Slack

Jaime Sánchez

Tracey Walter

Mary Louise Weller

Judd Omen

Sidney Lumet

Dino De Laurentiis

Waldo Salt

Arthur J. Ornitz

Dede Allen

Norman Wexler

Martin Bregman

Peter Maas

Jack Fitzstephens

Reginald Tackley

Edward Beyer

Richard P. Cirincione

Robert M. Reitano

B.J. Bjorkman

Richard Marks

Roger M. Rothstein

Douglas Higgins

Thomas H. Wright

Anna Hill Johnstone

Charles Bailey

Shirley Rich

Whitey Hughes

Burtt Harris

Alan Hopkins

Míkis Theodorakis

Crime

Drama

Serpico

Artists Entertainment Complex

Produzioni De Laurentiis - International Manufacturing Company

Paramount Pictures

The De Laurentiis Company

United States of America

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 crims and dirty coppers dwell makes you feel like taking a shower. It proves to be a riveting character study and a thought provoking expose at the same time, while ultimately it proves to be a touching experience come the culmination of the drama.
 
Excellent. 9/10

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SERPICO (1973) | 4K Restoration | Official Trailer | Dir. by Sidney Lumet & starring Al Pacino

Serpico (1973) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Adam Rifkin on SERPICO