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1 day ago · Serpico has since been reevaluated as a classic of New Hollywood realism. It concerns the ordeal of real-life New York police officer Frank Serpico, as played by Pacino, who we first see on screen immediately after he’s been shot in the face during a narcotics raid. At first instance, this might seem like a simple occupational hazard.
Jun 25, 2024 · Featuring music by Jack White and interviews with Serpico's associates and admirers—including Luc Sante and John Turturro—this is an inspiring, all-access portrait of a courageous man who...
Jun 23, 2024 · Serpico is a 1973 American biographical crime drama film depicting the life of Frank Serpico, an honest and principled New York City police officer who exposes corruption within the force, leading to serious consequences.
Jun 20, 2024 · “Frank Serpico” is a finely etched and fascinating documentary. Directed by Antonino D’Ambrosio, it’s a portrait of the legendary Brooklyn-born Italian-American cop who blew the whistle on New York police corruption in the late ’60s and early ’70s — and, of course, it’s a movie you can hardly watch...
Jun 29, 2024 · Shaggy dog Frank Serpico didn’t just blow the whistle on kickbacks and payoffs in New York’s grimier decades, he wrote the damn book—feeding the Times the front-page exposé that gave us the ...
4 days ago · Kino Lorber Studio Classics sets Serpico for 4K in April, plus new Batman 4K Steelbooks in from WB in the UK & more new disc reviews
Jun 24, 2024 · The work of (usually bent) cops was much scrutinised by Lumet, most notably in 1973’s Serpico. Based on the life of Frank Serpico (played by Al Pacino), a New York detective who became a marked man after he exposed dirty colleagues in his department, the film is suffused with the paranoid flavour of its time.
