Serpico

Released Year: 1973

Certificate: A

Runtime: 130 minutes

Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 87

Director: Sidney Lumet

Stars: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire

No of Votes: 109941

Gross: 29800000

Overview: An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

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