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Overview
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Release Date:
14 March 1974 (Netherlands)
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Tagline:
Many of his fellow officers considered him the most dangerous man alive - An honest cop.
Plot:
The true story about an honest New York cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Undercover
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Corruption
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1960s
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Hippie
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Policeman
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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7 nominations
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(11 articles)
Warren Beatty, Steven Spielberg, Dino de Laurentiis: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:33 PM, PST)
Little Scene : Scarecrow
(From t5m.com. 30 July 2009, 6:07 AM, PDT)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:33 PM, PST)
Little Scene : Scarecrow
(From t5m.com. 30 July 2009, 6:07 AM, PDT)
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He's still my hero!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Al Pacino | ... | Officer Frank Serpico |
 | John Randolph | ... | Chief Sidney Green |
 | Jack Kehoe | ... | Tom Keough |
| Biff McGuire | ... | Capt. Insp. McClain |
| Barbara Eda-Young | ... | Laurie |
 | Cornelia Sharpe | ... | Leslie Lane |
| Tony Roberts | ... | Bob Blair |
| John Medici | ... | Pasquale |
 | Allan Rich | ... | Dist. Atty. Herman Tauber |
| Norman Ornellas | ... | Don Rubello |
| Edward Grover | ... | Insp. Lombardo (as Ed Grover) |
| Albert Henderson | ... | Peluce (as Al Henderson) |
| Hank Garrett | ... | Malone |
 | Damien Leake | ... | Joey |
| Joseph Bova | ... | Potts (as Joe Bova) |
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Runtime:
129 min | Spain:113 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:12 (re-rating) (2006) |
West Germany:18 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 |
Netherlands:12 |
South Korea:15 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Brazil:12 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) |
Norway:18 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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Woodie King Jr. was originally cast as a hoodlum but broke his leg while filming a chase scene. He was replaced but returned to the set two months later to play Leslie's friend, Larry, in the party scene.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Serpico and Lombardo rapidly descend a shaky metal fire escape system without making a sound or alerting the lookout man, who only notices them when they fall to the pavement beside him.
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Quotes:
Frank Serpico:
I'm a marked man in this department. For what?
District Attorney Tauber: I've already arranged a transfer for ya'.
Frank Serpico: To where? China?
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District Attorney Tauber: I've already arranged a transfer for ya'.
Frank Serpico: To where? China?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Stargate SG-1: Chimera (#7.15)" (2004)
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Serpico managed to last a lot longer than I did as a cop...I made it 7 years but being a female officer in SC in the '80's was not a cakewalk either! I now teach criminal justice at the community college level and I have taught Ethics classes for 13 years; Frank Serpico is always a part of that course and the movie is always shown. While the movie is "old" it still holds up. My students always rave about it and some of them even read Peter Maas' book...without being made to! We finished the movie today. We begin discussion Friday and it will be lively, as always. This is well worth the watch/read and make no mistake that it "can't be like that now"; watch the news.