Serpico

Serpico is a 1973 biographical crime film directed by Sidney Lumet. The story is based on the novel of the same name by Peter Maas about Francisco Vincent Serpico, a NYPD police officer who testified in a case against police corruption.

Serpico was nominated for the Oscar for best script and best actor (Al Pacino). The film music of Mikis Theodorakis was nominated for a Grammy Award. The script was actually granted a Writers Guild of America Award and Pacino both a Golden Globe, a National Board of Review Award as a Premi David di Donatello.

 ==Trivia[ Edit] ==
 * Director Lumet Later worked and actor Pacino also together to Dog Day Afternoon .