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Storyline
Serpico is a cop in the early 1970s. Unlike all his colleagues, he refuses a share of the money that the cops routinely extort from local criminals. Nobody wants to work with Serpico, and he's in constant danger of being placed in life threatening positions by his "partners". Nothing seems to get done even when he goes to the highest of authorities. Despite the dangers he finds himself in, he still refuses to 'go with the flow', in the hope that one day, the truth will be known. Written by
Rob Hartill
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Many of his fellow officers considered him the most dangerous man alive - An honest cop.
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Trivia
Woodie King Jr. was originally cast as a hoodlum but broke his leg while filming a chase scene. He was replaced but returned to the set two months later to play Leslie's friend, Larry, in the party scene.
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Goofs
Serpico and Lombardo rapidly descend a shaky metal fire escape system without making a sound or alerting the lookout man, who only notices them when they fall to the pavement beside him.
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Quotes
Bob Blair:
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to Frank]
Who the fuck do you think you are, you son of a bitch? You think you have it bad just because those bastards won't play ball?
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Connections
Referenced in
Barney Miller: Ambush (1975)
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Soundtracks
"E Lucevan le Stelle"
(uncredited)
from "Tosca"
Music by
Giacomo Puccini
Performed by
Giuseppe Di Stefano See more »
Serpico managed to last a lot longer than I did as a cop...I made it 7 years but being a female officer in SC in the '80's was not a cakewalk either! I now teach criminal justice at the community college level and I have taught Ethics classes for 13 years; Frank Serpico is always a part of that course and the movie is always shown. While the movie is "old" it still holds up. My students always rave about it and some of them even read Peter Maas' book...without being made to! We finished the movie today. We begin discussion Friday and it will be lively, as always. This is well worth the watch/read and make no mistake that it "can't be like that now"; watch the news.