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    Unique ID Code: 0000161398
    Added by: Rich Goodman
    Added on: 24/2/2014 21:59
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    Serpico

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    Masters of Cinema series
    Certificate: 18
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    Synopsis:
    Sidney Lumet's 1973 crime drama Serpico remains one of the most influential cop movies – alongside Al Pacino's nuanced performance in a disturbing portrait of corruption and morality in the city that never sleeps.

    A plainclothes street patrolman, Frank Serpico (Pacino) might be the best cop in New York, but his unwillingness to play dirty and give into police corruption of drugs, violence, and kickbacks his colleagues indulge in every day. When he decides to expose those around him, Frank finds himself a target, not just to the city's criminals, but his own peers.

    Shot on location and based on real events, Serpico captures the grit of New York in a way no film has rivalled, not just for its toned down realism, but also the bleakness Lumet portrays within his hometown city with brutal cynicism with frank immediacy. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Serpico for the first time on Blu-Ray in the UK.

    Special Features:
    • Gorgeous restored 1080p transfer on the film
    • Original theatrical trailer
    • Video documentary Serpico: Reel to Real
    • Video documentary Inside Serpico
    • Video piece Serpico: Favorite Moments

    • 36-PAGE FULL-COLOUR BOOKLET featuring a new and exclusive essay by critic and author of Al Pacino: Anatomy of an Actor, Karina Longworth; rare archival imagery, and more!

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