Serpico

Sidney Lumet (director)
Peter Maas (biography)
Waldo Salt, Norman Wexler (screenwriters)
Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe (starring)

N.p. Paramount Pictures, 1973. Vintage US silkscreen banner poster for the 1973 film.

Based on Peter Maas' 1973 biography "Serpico: The Cop Who Defied the System," about a plainclothes police officer who exposes corruption in the New York City Police Department, only to face harassment and threats from his fellow officers.

Nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Actor and Best Screenplay.

Set in and shot on location in New York.

82 x 24 inches. Rolled. Very Good plus overall with no restoration. Lightly soiled, with a few pin holes in upper right of image, two holes about 1/8," one small closed tear in bottom margin and 1 chip in the upper right margin, bright and unfaded.

Eureka! #79. Spicer US Neo-Noir.


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