Serpico

1973 film directed by Sidney Lumet
Movie film Q657079
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Serpico is a film associated with the New Hollywood movement. It encompasses multiple genres, specifically functioning as a crime film[1][2][3], biographical film[1][2][3], drama film[1][2][3], and action film[1][2][3]. Additionally, the work is a film based on a book[1][2][3].

Serpico

Summary

Serpico is a film[1]. Serpico ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,582 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Serpico received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • Serpico's image is recorded as Serpico movie logo.png[4].
  • Serpico's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Serpico's director is recorded as Sidney Lumet[6].
  • Serpico's screenwriter is recorded as Waldo Salt[7].
  • Serpico's screenwriter is recorded as Norman Wexler[8].
  • Serpico's composer is recorded as Mikis Theodorakis[9].
  • Serpico's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[10].
  • Serpico's genre is recorded as crime film[11].
  • Serpico's genre is recorded as biographical film[12].
  • Serpico's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Serpico's genre is recorded as action film[14].
  • Serpico's genre is recorded as film based on book[15].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as Al Pacino[16].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as John Randolph[17].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as Jack Kehoe[18].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as Tony Roberts[19].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as M. Emmet Walsh[20].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as Q783369[21].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as Kenneth McMillan[22].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as Cornelia Sharpe[23].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as Biff McGuire[24].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as F. Murray Abraham[25].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as Jaime Sánchez[26].
  • Serpico's cast member is recorded as Richard Foronjy[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Dino De Laurentiis[28] and Martin Bregman[29]. Serpico's director is recorded as Sidney Lumet[6]. Screenwriters include Waldo Salt[7] and Norman Wexler[8]. Cast members include Al Pacino[16], John Randolph[17], Jack Kehoe[18], Tony Roberts[19], M. Emmet Walsh[20], and Q783369[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1973-12-05T00:00:00Z[30], +1974-01-25T00:00:00Z[31], +1974-02-26T00:00:00Z[32], +1974-03-14T00:00:00Z[33], +1974-03-18T00:00:00Z[34], and +1974-03-28T00:00:00Z[35]. Original languages include English[36], Italian[37], and Spanish[38]. Genres include crime film[11], biographical film[12], drama film[13], action film[14], and film based on book[15].

Subject and Themes

Serpico's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[10].

Reception

Serpico received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 8.1[39], 83/100[40], and 93%[41].

Why It Matters

Serpico ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,582 views/month).[2] Serpico has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Serpico is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did Serpico receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
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  32. [40] . wikidata.org.
  33. [41] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [35] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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