
Serpico
1973 · Movie · R · 129 min · ★ 7.5
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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Details
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1973-12-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 129 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (2,191 votes)
- Box office
- $29,857,432
- Budget
- $3,300,000
Themes
- new york city
- corruption
- hippie
- police
- biography
- idealism
- based on true story
- idealist
- money
- undercover cop
- internal affairs
- police corruption
- +18 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1974 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1974 · nominated
Cast & crew

Al Pacino
as Officer Frank Serpico

John Randolph
as Sidney Green

Jack Kehoe
as Tom Keough

Biff McGuire
as Captain McClain

Barbara Eda-Young
as Laurie

Cornelia Sharpe
as Leslie Lane

Tony Roberts
as Bob Blair
- JM
John Medici
as Pasquale

Allan Rich
as D. A. Tauber
- NO
Norman Ornellas
as Rubello
Directed by Sidney Lumet