

Serpico
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $30.8M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- corruption
- hippie
- police
- biography
- idealism
- based on true story
- idealist
- money
- undercover cop
- internal affairs
- police corruption
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Produced in
United States of America, Italy
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York City, New York5 Dec 1973
- TheatricalR18 Dec 1973
- Theatrical (limited)Re-release6 Aug 2004
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1828 Mar 1974
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalDVD24 Sept 2017
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR 18+6 Jun 1974
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival14 Sept 1977
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical14 Mar 1974
- TheatricalRe-release15 Mar 1979
AustriaAT
- Theatrical1 Apr 1974
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical11 Oct 1974
BrazilBR
- Theatrical25 Jan 1974
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1515 Apr 1974
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-185 Apr 1974
FranceFR
- TheatricalU22 May 1974
- PhysicalDVD12 Sept 2005
- TheatricalRe-release9 Jan 2008
- PhysicalBlu-Ray11 May 2010
- Digital / OTTVOD1 Mar 2019
- Physical4K UHD18 Nov 2020
- TVPolar+23 Apr 2026
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Serpico was released on 18 December 1973.
Audience reviews
1- J9/10
John Chard
1/27/2014
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 cinematogr…
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