USA / Italy,
1973, 130 min
(Alternative: 125 min)
Directed by:
Sidney LumetCinematography:
Arthur J. OrnitzComposer:
Mikis TheodorakisCast:
Al Pacino, John Randolph, Biff McGuire, Jack Kehoe, Barbara Eda-Young, Cornelia Sharpe, Tony Roberts, John Medici, Allan Rich, Norman Ornellas, Edward Grover (more)VOD (5)
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A disturbing portrait of corruption and morality in the city that never sleeps. A plainclothes street patrolman, Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) might be the best cop in New York, but his unwillingness to play dirty and give into police corruption of drugs, violence, and kickbacks his colleagues indulge in every day. When he decides to expose those around him, Frank finds himself a target, not just to the city's criminals, but his own peers. Shot on location and based on real events, Serpico captures the grit of New York in a way no film has rivalled, not just for its toned down realism, but also the bleakness Lumet portrays within his hometown city with brutal cynicism with frank immediacy. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1974 - Al Pacino (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1974 - Norman Wexler, Waldo Salt (Best Adapted Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1975 - Sidney Lumet (Best Director)
- 1975 - Al Pacino (Best Leading Actor)
- 1975 - Mikis Theodorakis (Best Music)
Golden Globes
- 1974 - Al Pacino (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1974 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1973 - Al Pacino (Best Actor)