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.
CrimeDramaHistorynew york citycorruptionhippiepolicebiographyidealismbased on true storyidealistmoneyundercover copinternal affairspolice corruption
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- warmbleak
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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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