Serpico
1973
****½
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Barbara Eda-Young, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Cornelia Sharpe, Tony Roberts, Allan Rich, Edward Grove
Frank Serpico is an honest NYPD detective who refuses to submit to corruption, which turns him into an outcast in any police department he works in. This captivating drama depicts true events, and Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler's script is based on Peter Maas' book. The increasingly hirsute Al Pacino gives one of his strongest and most likeable performances in the title role.
