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Serpico
1973
Shot on location on New York's energetic and crime-filled streets, Sidney Lumet's SERPICO, based on Peter Maas's book, is a rousing portrait of courage in the face of insidious corruption, initiating a motif that Lumet would continue to mine in PRINCE OF THE CITY. Al Pacino is forcefully real as Frank Serpico, an independent .. Read more
| Starring | Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire |
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| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Genres | Drama |
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Serpico
Shot on location on New York's energetic and crime-filled streets, Sidney Lumet's SERPICO, based on Peter Maas's book, is a rousing portrait of courage in the face of insidious corruption, initiating a motif that Lumet would continue to mine in PRINCE OF THE CITY. Al Pacino is forcefully real as Frank Serpico, an independent young recruit entering the police force in the late 1960s, fulfilling a childhood dream. The good old boys of the NYPD lose no time in initiating the unorthodox Serpico in the ways of cutting corners, forging documents, and, most important, taking payoffs from local gambling operations and narcotic rings. His refusal to take his share of illegal protection money combined with his counterculture lifestyle make Serpico a target for harassment by his unified and powerful peers. Lumet hones in on the evocative details of Serpico's personal struggles and inner turmoil as his obsessive fight for truth begins to have disastrous effects on his personal life and threaten his safety. Serpico goes to the commissioner for help but to no avail, eventually taking his story to the New York Times, shattering the police department and putting himself in danger of violent retribution, leading to an inevitably violent and harrowing climax.
| Starring | Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Tony Roberts, Cornelia Sharpe, John Medici, Barbara Eda-Young, James Tolkan, Lewis J. Stadlen, M. Emmet Walsh, Kenneth McMillan |
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| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 5 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1973 To Rent: DVD: 23 Dec 2002 |
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Like a practice run for Lumet's Prince of the City, this deals with police corruption in New York: Pacino's idealism... read more on Time Out
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Gripping and Inspiring
Pacinos performance is excellent of this honest police officer who keeps on standing up for whats right. As a Christian I found his refusal to give in to the ... read more »
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- The Christian Review
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- 04 Aug 2005 at 14:58
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Serpico, or when Al Pacimo was matchless
Hadn't seen this one for years, I think the last time was on TV, pre-satellite days.
Still loved it as much now as then. NY as portrayed as a ... read more » - 921840
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Pacino rocks again!!!
This is quality and no mistake!
U will not be disappointed simple! - 901814
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- Stuart Neill
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Bleak yet moral police drama
A police drama involving one man's determination to stand against an utterly corrupt police force (In NYC no less) may sound cliche, and to an extent ... read more »
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Hollywood stars pay tribute to Lumet
- WENN Newsdesk
- 10 Apr 2011
Directors Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen have paid tribute to legendary Hollywood filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who died on Saturday (09Apr11) at the age of 86. Lumet passed away at his New York home after a battle with lymphoma. A host of movie stars have paid their respects to the late Lumet, with Goodfellas director Scorsese hailing his death as the "end of an era". He says, "(Lumet was a) New York filmmaker at heart, and our vision of the city has been enhanced and deepened by classics like... Read more
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Shot on location on New York's energetic and crime-filled streets, Sidney Lumet's SERPICO, based on Peter Maas's book, is a rousing portrait of courage in the face of insidious corruption, initiating a motif that Lumet would continue to mine in PRINCE OF THE CITY. Al Pacino is forcefully real as ...
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