Serpico
Many of his fellow officers considered him the most dangerous man alive - an honest cop.
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $31M
Who's in it
Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Serpico appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Detective Movies Ranked #36
Placed at #36 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Serpico returned 8.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $31M
- Release date
- Dec 18, 1973
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- Italy, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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