Serpico (1973)

20 From 73: My Favorite Films of 1973 (20 movies items)

"In the previous move, it showed that down on the streets of San Francisco, Dirty Harry may have had to do deal with the fantasy created Magnum Force, but when it comes to a more realistic depiction of dirty cops, look no further than the streets of New York in Serpico. Now matter which side of the coast is being referred to, there have been many a police department that ran on systems that were heavily poisoned with a corruption that went on for many decades with rarely any kind of exposure."

100 Greatest Male Performances 1970-1989 by Digita (89 movies items)

"#28 Al Pacino as Frank Serpico"

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"Police corruption went on a for many with rarely any kind of exposure because, behind the protection of precinct walls, it was considered a sin against your "brother-in-arms" for anyone in the force to blow the whistle. Then came Serpico. Melding his long hair with the long arm of the law, the aftermath of this badgewearing hippie dogooder's interdepartmental investigations gave the rest of the world just a taste of what the consequences could be for any whistleblowing insiders. "

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" One of the first dvds i've bought, loved the film. After some years and many films i realized this is still the best cop movie i ever saw."

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"Serpico paints a well-conceived portrait of the real story of a newly-inducted cop who slowly becomes disillusioned by the expectations thrusted upon him. The first third was an excellent introduction of the case at hand, giving viewers a fine showcas of our titular character. After this point, however, the quality does wane a bit; I personally found it a bit anticlimactic. Al Pacino, however, remains absolutely perfect the whole way through, performing in humble, charming ways in some scenes, a"

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"Al Pacino as Frank Serpico #44"

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" Al Pacino as Frank Serpico in "Serpico" (2nd nomination) My personal pick as the TRUE Best Actor of the year!..."

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"Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) "The reality is that we do not wash our own laundry - it just gets dirtier." "

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" February 4th"

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" Runner Up: The Sting"