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Serpico

Serpico is a 1973 American biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino in the title role, former New York City police officer Frank Serpico. The screenplay was adapted by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler from the book written by Peter Maas, with the assistance of its subject. The story details Serpico's struggle with…

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Based on
Serpico: The Cop Who Defied the System (1973 biography) by Peter Maas
Box office
$29.8 million (US/Canada) $23.4 million (worldwide rentals)
Budget
$3.3 million
Cinematography
Arthur J. Ornitz
Country
United States
Directed by
Sidney Lumet

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Serpico

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Edges161
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related to Cast · 35
Serpico → Al Pacino, BermanTed Beniades, Bob BlairAllan Rich, BrownLewis, Captain McClainBarbara Eda-Young, Captain TolkinWoodie King, Chief GallagherCharles White, DelaneyF, Emmet Walsh, GilbertM, GreenJack Kehoe, Inspector LombardoAlbert Henderson, JoeyJoseph Bova, Judd Hirsch, LarryJames Tolkin, LaurieCornelia Sharpe, LeslieTony Roberts, MaloneDamien Leake, Murray Abraham, NYPD Police Chief Sidney
related to Accolades · 34
Serpico → Academy Awards, AFI's AFI's, Al Pacino, America Award, America's, American Film Institute's AFI's, BAFTA, BAFTA Award, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Direction, Best Film Music, Best Motion Picture, Best Score Soundtrack, Cheers, Directors Guild, Drama, For, Frank Serpico, Golden Globe
related to background · 34
Serpico → After, After Frank Serpico, American, Charles Bluhdorn, De Laurentiis, Detective David Durk, Dino De Laurentiis, Director Sam Peckinpah, Durk, Early, Following, Gulf, In, Initially, Italian, Italy, John Gregory Dunne, Knapp Commission, Maas, Maas's
related to Later reviews · 12
Serpico → Al Pacino's, AllMovie, An, Fresh, It, Metacritic, New York, On, Rotten Tomatoes, The, United States, Watergate
related to Legacy · 12
Serpico → Blu-ray, Cinema, DVD, It, Lumet, Masters, Movie, On September, The, The ABC Sunday Night, United Kingdom, VHS
related to Release · 11
Serpico → Canada, December, February, In, It, Los Angeles, New York, Pauline Kael, The, The New Yorker, United States
related to Wide release reception · 10
Serpico → Barbara Eda-Young, Biff McGuire, Chicago Tribune, Cornelia Sharpe, Gene Siskel, Jack Kehoe, John Randolph, Pacino's, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Tony Roberts
related to Plot · 8
Serpico → February, He, March, NYPD Detective Frank Serpico, On, Police Chief Sidney Green, Serpico's, While
related to External links · 4
Serpico → IMDb, Quotations, WikiquoteSerpico, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Release dates · 3
Serpico → December 18, 1973 (1973-12-18) (Los Angeles), December 5, 1973 (1973-12-05) (New York City), February 6, 1974 (1974-02-06) (United States)

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film pacino lumet police new york bregman pacino's felt serpico's work screenplay city avildsen de laurentiis maas production considered performance

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SerpicoBased onSerpico: The Cop Who Defied the System (1973 biography) by Peter Maas1.00infobox
SerpicoBox office$29.8 million (US/Canada) $23.4 million (worldwide rentals)1.00infobox
SerpicoBudget$3.3 million1.00infobox
SerpicoCinematographyArthur J. Ornitz1.00infobox
SerpicoCountryUnited States1.00infobox
SerpicoDirected bySidney Lumet1.00infobox
SerpicoDistributed byParamount Pictures1.00infobox
SerpicoEdited byDede Allen1.00infobox
SerpicoLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
SerpicoMusic byMikis Theodorakis1.00infobox
SerpicoProduced byMartin Bregman1.00infobox
SerpicoProduction companiesDe Laurentiis International Manufacturing Company1.00infobox
SerpicoProduction companiesArtists Entertainments Complex1.00infobox
SerpicoRelease datesDecember 5, 1973 (1973-12-05) (New York City)1.00infobox
SerpicoRelease datesDecember 18, 1973 (1973-12-18) (Los Angeles)1.00infobox
SerpicoRelease datesFebruary 6, 1974 (1974-02-06) (United States)1.00infobox
SerpicoRunning time130 minutes1.00infobox
SerpicoScreenplay byWaldo Salt1.00infobox
SerpicoScreenplay byNorman Wexler1.00infobox
SerpicoStarringAl Pacino1.00infobox
Serpicois a1973 American biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino in the title role0.90text

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