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Serpico DVD

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Release Date: 12/3/2002
Original Release: 1973
Format: DVD Widescreen
Length: 130 minutes
Rating: R (MPAA)
Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable)
UPC: 097360868944
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment

Directed by:

Sidney Lumet

Featuring:

Jack Kehoe, John Medici, Barbara Eda-Young, John Randolph, Cornelia Sharpe, Biff McGuire, Tony Roberts, Al Pacino

Categories:

Dramas, Action, Scams And Cons, True Story, Personal Triumph, Cops, Blackmail, Recommended, Character Study, Theatrical Release, Essential Cinema

	Description

	Shot on location on the crime-filled streets of New York City, Sidney Lumet's unflinching adaptation of Peter Maas's best-selling book is a rousing portrait of courage in the face of insidious corruption. This is a motif that Lumet would continue to mine in later films, including 1981's PRINCE OF THE CITY and 1997's NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN. Al Pacino is forcefully real as Frank Serpico, an independent young recruit entering the police force in the late 1960s, fulfilling a childhood dream. The good old boys of the NYPD lose no time in initiating Serpico into the ways of cutting corners, forging documents, and taking payoffs from local gambling operations and narcotic rings. His refusal to take illegal protection money and his counterculture lifestyle make Serpico a target for harassment by his unified and powerful peers. Lumet hones in on the evocative details of Serpico's personal struggles and inner turmoil as his obsessive fight for truth begins to have disastrous effects on his personal life and threatens his safety. SERPICO is a stellar example of gritty '70s filmmaking, featuring another electrifying performance from Pacino.

	DVD Features

	Region 1 Keep Case Letterbox - 1.85 Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital Mono - English, French Additional Release Material: Trailers: Theatrical Featurette: 1. SERPICO: FROM REAL TO REEL 2. INSIDE SERPICO 3. SERPICO: FAVORITE MOMENTS Text/Photo Galleries: Photo Gallery with Commentary by Sidney Lumet

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	Awards

	No Award information currently available

	Technical Specifications

	Recording Mode - Dolby Surround Digital Process - Digitally Processed Color - Color Widescreen

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Average Rating: Number of Reviews: 2 (view all)

Posted on October 15, 2008

Reviewed by: Jarrod

Al Pacino had a string of classic performances in the 1970s, starting with The Panic in Needle Park, then progressing through the Godfather films, Scarecrow, Dog Day Afternoon, and 'Serpico', in...
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Posted on April 25, 2007

Reviewed by: Movie Addict

If it happened even a little bit like this...Jesus. Sidney Lumet's Serpico got Al Pacino a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for his performance as an honest cop. This was a gritty performance...
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