Serpico (1973) Reviews & Ratings

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Serpico reviews

Serpico holds a 7.5/10 average from 2,277 TMDB ratings.

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 cinematograph…
— John Chard (9/10)

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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