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9 1 Pacino start os young Sew York pose top-level corruption in "Serpico" at cop vclio risked hh career and life to ex- 9 p.m. Sunday on Channel 10 AtiC-TV. Al Pacino stars in the headlined drama of an honest cop whose refusal to accept corruption among his fellow officers costs him his peace of mind, his girlfriend and almost his life, in "Serpico," a television premiere on the ABC Television Network's "The ABC Sunday Night Movie." Sunday at 9 p.m. on Channel 10 ABC-TV. New York Times critic Vincent Canby called the movie "a galvanizing and disquieting film most provocative, a remarkable record of one man's rebellion against the sort of sleaziness and second-rateness that has f-fected so much of American life.

9 2 'S. Pi fiDonesty IPay THE REAL Frank Serpico was a New York Police dptective hero. Medal of Honor winner, 11-year veteran of the department who learned slowly and painfully that his idealized world of "good guys against the bad guys" existed only at the Police Academy. Serpico was a maverick from the start, insisting that as a plainclothes cop he must dress and act the way people dress and act "on the street." He defended his bushy moustache and sneakers as necessary tools. He won that battle, and dressed as he chose, but from the first time he reported bribery attempts he found himself in a "no-win" situation.

Police officials paid lip-service to Serpico's war on top-level corruption, but not until he and another honest colleague took their story to the New York Times did real action begin action that led to such violent reaction that Serpico became a marked man. considered an enemy by some of his fellow officers and destined for a bullet that might have been avoided if his partners had come to his aid. Sidney Lumet directed from the screenplay by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler, based on the best-selling book by Peter Maas. The Dino De Laurentis Film was produced by Martin and released by Paramount PJ W3 a. V) 41.