"Many of his fellow officers considered him the most dangerous man alive - an honest cop."

1973

2h 9m

7.5(2277 votes)

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Drama

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Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Al Pacino

Officer Frank Serpico

John Randolph

Sidney Green

Jack Kehoe

Tom Keough

Biff McGuire

Captain McClain

Barbara Eda-Young

Laurie

Cornelia Sharpe

Leslie Lane

Tony Roberts

Bob Blair

John Medici

Pasquale

Allan Rich

D. A. Tauber

Norman Ornellas

Rubello

Creative team

Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Written by: Waldo Salt
Norman Wexler
Produced by: Martin Bregman
Dino De Laurentiis

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