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Serpico (1973)

R | 130 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

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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Al Pacino

Serpico
John Randolph

Sidney Green
Jack Kehoe

Tom Keough
Biff McGuire

Captain McClain
Barbara Eda-Young

Laurie

(as Barbara eda-Young)
Cornelia Sharpe

Leslie
Tony Roberts

Bob Blair
John Medici

Pasquale
Allan Rich

D.A. Tauber
Norman Ornellas

Rubello
Edward Grover

Lombardo

(as Ed Grover)
Albert Henderson

Peluce

(as Al Henderson)
Hank Garrett

Malone
Damien Leake

Joey
Joseph Bova

Potts

(as Joe Bova)

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writers:

Peter Maas (book), Waldo Salt (screenplay), Norman Wexler (screenplay)

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Did You Know?

After he decided to make the film, Al Pacino invited Frank Serpico to stay with him at a house that Pacino had rented in Montauk, NY. When Pacino asked Serpico, "Why did you do it?" Serpico replied, "Well, Al, I don't know. I guess I would have to say it would be because... ...

Quotes

Frank Serpico: The reality is that we do not wash our own laundry - it just gets dirtier.

Goofs

When Serpico is being rushed to the hospital in a police car at the very beginning, the uniformed officer's collar brass says "73," indicating they are from the 73rd Precinct. When the car reaches hospital, it has "82nd Precinct" painted on its doors.