Serpico

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

2,125 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$3.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$30.8M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$27.3M

ROI: +780%

Budget Recovery880% of budget

$0|Budget: $3.5M|Revenue: $30.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

63.7K

Daily Avg

1.1K

7-Day Trend

-9%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Time Period

1970s

Themes & Subjects

#policecorruption#operationalcover#frankserpico#socialalienation#idealism

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Arthur J. Ornitz

Film Editing

Dede Allen

Music / Score

Mikis Theodorakis

Costume Design

Anna Hill Johnstone

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesDino De Laurentiis Company

Distributors

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Where to Watch Serpico

Available in 43 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Philo, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Premium	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaR 18+	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

AustraliaR 18+

Germany16

FranceU

Denmark15

Spain18

FinlandK-18

+7 more countries

Production

Director

Sidney Lumet

Writers

Waldo Salt, Norman Wexler, Peter Maas

Production Companies

Artists Entertainment ComplexProduzioni De Laurentiis - International Manufacturing CompanyThe De Laurentiis CompanyParamount Pictures

Cast

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

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John Medici

Pasquale

Allan Rich

D. A. Tauber

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Norman Ornellas

Rubello

Edward Grover

Lombardo

Albert Henderson

Peluce

Tags & Keywords

new york citycorruptionhippiepolicebiographyidealismbased on true storyidealistmoneyundercover copinternal affairspolice corruptionbitingsocial justicepolice vigilantism

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