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.
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Cast
67 people
Al Pacino
Officer Frank Serpico
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Scarface
Míkis Theodorakis
music
Also in
The Rehearsal
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John Randolph
Sidney Green
Known for
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
King Kong
Jack Kehoe
Tom Keough
Known for
The Untouchables
The Sting
John Randolph Jones
Chief Sidney Green
Biff McGuire
Captain McClain
Known for
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Phenix City Story
Barbara Eda-Young
Laurie
Also in
The Murder of Mary Phagan
Lies of the Twins
Cornelia Sharpe
Leslie Lane
Known for
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Venom
Tony Roberts
Bob Blair
Known for
Annie Hall
Amityville 3-D
John Medici
Pasquale
Also in
The Jayne Mansfield Story
The Swap
Allan Rich
D. A. Tauber
Known for
Quiz Show
Jack
Norman Ornellas
Rubello
No other roles listed
Sidney Lumet Director · Waldo Salt Screenplay Norman Wexler Screenplay
Worldwide gross $31M · Budget $3.5M · United States release December 18, 1973
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$30,800,000
Gross vs. budget
8.8×
Production
Artists Entertainment Complex
Production
Produzioni De Laurentiis - International Manufacturing Company
Production
The De Laurentiis Company
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Production
United States · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Spanish
Release dates
United States · December 5, 1973
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 18, 1973
Theatrical
United States
August 6, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
March 14, 1974 · Theatrical
March 15, 1979 · Theatrical · Re-release
Australia
June 6, 1974 · Theatrical
Austria
April 1, 1974 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 11, 1974 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 25, 1974 · Theatrical
Canada
September 14, 1977 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
April 15, 1974 · Theatrical
Finland
April 5, 1974 · Theatrical
France
May 22, 1974 · Theatrical
September 12, 2005 · Physical · DVD
January 9, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 11, 2010 · Physical · Blu-Ray
March 1, 2019 · Digital · VOD
November 18, 2020 · Physical · 4K UHD
April 23, 2026 · TV · Polar+
Germany
March 28, 1974 · Theatrical · West Germany
April 7, 1978 · Theatrical · East Germany
Greece
October 8, 1975 · Theatrical
February 21, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
May 9, 1974 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 29, 1978 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 11, 1974 · Theatrical
Italy
February 21, 1974 · Theatrical
Japan
July 13, 1974 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 24, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
March 14, 1974 · Theatrical
May 20, 2003 · TV · RTL 5
September 20, 2005 · Physical · DVD
May 27, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
July 4, 1974 · Theatrical
Poland
March 14, 1977 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 24, 1977 · Theatrical
Spain
September 24, 1974 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 18, 1974 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 16, 1984 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
September 24, 2017 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
March 28, 1974 · Theatrical
Uruguay
September 2, 1974 · Theatrical
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