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Frank Serpico

In his own words, Frank Serpico tells the story of his one-man crusade for police reform in the NYPD during the early 1970s.

Director

Antonino D'Ambrosio

Year

Genre

documentary, biography

Box Office

$11,925

Production

La Lutta NMC,Gigantic Pictures

Awards

N/A

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I had, uh,
more lights here. - Frank Serpico

I had, uh, more lights here.

I had, you know,
makeup lights here. - Frank Serpico

I had, you know, makeup lights here.

I told myself, "Frank - Frank Serpico

I told myself, "Frank

"And, uh, the audience
is out there - Frank Serpico

"And, uh, the audience is out there

I got my training - Frank Serpico

I got my training

And, how well I played
those roles - Frank Serpico

And, how well I played those roles

This is a story about
a real American hero, - Frank Serpico

This is a story about a real American hero,

Only one man has successfully
exposed the system - Frank Serpico

Only one man has successfully exposed the system

His name,
Frank Serpico. - Frank Serpico

His name, Frank Serpico.

Serpico made
repeated pleas - Frank Serpico

Serpico made repeated pleas

Frank is
an honorable man, - Frank Serpico

Frank is an honorable man,

His decision
is what prompted - Frank Serpico

His decision is what prompted

He was forced
to become an outsider - Frank Serpico

He was forced to become an outsider

Like the movie
"Serpico" - Frank Serpico

Like the movie "Serpico"

The detective has bullet
fragments - Frank Serpico

The detective has bullet fragments

In 1972,
Serpico exiled himself - Frank Serpico

In 1972, Serpico exiled himself

The bullet
was never removed - Frank Serpico

The bullet was never removed

You know, I got
a 9 millimeter piece - Frank Serpico

You know, I got a 9 millimeter piece

I couldn't open a door - Frank Serpico

I couldn't open a door

These were all, uh, - Frank Serpico

These were all, uh,

I meet people today - Frank Serpico

I meet people today

How... how could you
have been a cop?" - Frank Serpico

How... how could you have been a cop?"

In fact, even before
I became a cop - Frank Serpico

In fact, even before I became a cop

Uh, police officers,
to me - Frank Serpico

Uh, police officers, to me

Both my grandfathers
were coalminers. - Frank Serpico

Both my grandfathers were coalminers.

My father's father,
on his last paycheck - Frank Serpico

My father's father, on his last paycheck

But he made it back
to Italy - Frank Serpico

But he made it back to Italy

You go out there - Frank Serpico

You go out there

When Italian-Americans
came to this country - Frank Serpico

When Italian-Americans came to this country

At Ellis Island - Frank Serpico

At Ellis Island

These immigrants,
they're different from - Frank Serpico

These immigrants, they're different from

They're illiterate. They
have a different religion. - Frank Serpico

They're illiterate. They have a different religion.

There was someone
who said - Frank Serpico

There was someone who said

And, C, I was supposed to
pave them." - Frank Serpico

And, C, I was supposed to pave them."

And, uh, here was the counter
and here was the workspace. - Frank Serpico

And, uh, here was the counter and here was the workspace.

My father, he had
canaries all up in there - Frank Serpico

My father, he had canaries all up in there

And, when
the bird was born - Frank Serpico

And, when the bird was born

And, uh, ahem, I guess
you learn things - Frank Serpico

And, uh, ahem, I guess you learn things

He never heard of
the word "zen" - Frank Serpico

He never heard of the word "zen"

I remember, it was
a sunny day like today - Frank Serpico

I remember, it was a sunny day like today

And, uh, he walks up and
he says, "Gimme a shine." - Frank Serpico

And, uh, he walks up and he says, "Gimme a shine."

I'm shining the shoes
of the law." - Frank Serpico

I'm shining the shoes of the law."

He steps down,
turns around - Frank Serpico

He steps down, turns around

Although he had
the shield of the law - Frank Serpico

Although he had the shield of the law

The following week - Frank Serpico

The following week

You want a shine?" - Frank Serpico

You want a shine?"

I lived here - Frank Serpico

America's society
did succeed - Frank Serpico

America's society did succeed

You know, to be educated,
to vote, to participate. - Frank Serpico

You know, to be educated, to vote, to participate.

On the one hand,
you grow up - Frank Serpico

On the one hand, you grow up

But, if you listen to
the adults - Frank Serpico

But, if you listen to the adults

There are people
with power - Frank Serpico

There are people with power

What happens when you go
into these institutions - Frank Serpico

What happens when you go into these institutions

When I got out
of the service, - Frank Serpico

When I got out of the service,

And what did I study?
Police Science. - Frank Serpico

And what did I study? Police Science.

I would even come
to school - Frank Serpico

I would even come to school

You know, they say
if you play the part - Frank Serpico

You know, they say if you play the part

When I became a cop - Frank Serpico

When I became a cop

And they say,
"Hey, Mr. Serpico." - Frank Serpico

And they say, "Hey, Mr. Serpico."

This is the - Frank Serpico

There's some memory I'm
trying to recall here. - Frank Serpico

There's some memory I'm trying to recall here.

I used to climb up
that ladder - Frank Serpico

I used to climb up that ladder

So, I'm workin'
in uniform. - Frank Serpico

So, I'm workin' in uniform.

You know,
I'd stop somebody - Frank Serpico

You know, I'd stop somebody

All I have in my wallet
is $35." - Frank Serpico

All I have in my wallet is $35."

The old guys that are
supposed to be training you - Frank Serpico

The old guys that are supposed to be training you

That was
my first lesson, - Frank Serpico

That was my first lesson,

And it just got worse
and worse - Frank Serpico

And it just got worse and worse

People couldn't find
the West Village. - Frank Serpico

People couldn't find the West Village.

It wasn't on
the numerical grid - Frank Serpico

It wasn't on the numerical grid

We came there because
we didn't identify - Frank Serpico

We came there because we didn't identify

This was no place for a
police officer to live. - Frank Serpico

This was no place for a police officer to live.

I knew he was a policeman
when I moved in. - Frank Serpico

I knew he was a policeman when I moved in.

I don't know
if he told us - Frank Serpico

I don't know if he told us

So, we were
supposed to be like - Frank Serpico

So, we were supposed to be like

But he must've been
attracted - Frank Serpico

But he must've been attracted

And I think I gravitated
toward him as a person - Frank Serpico

And I think I gravitated toward him as a person

It was a... a
very independent view - Frank Serpico

It was a... a very independent view

He was the type of guy
that I could click with. - Frank Serpico

He was the type of guy that I could click with.

You know, he was a
Brooklyn guy, so was I. - Frank Serpico

You know, he was a Brooklyn guy, so was I.

He was interested in making
collars and, uh, so was I. - Frank Serpico

He was interested in making collars and, uh, so was I.

It was kind of
a little naive - Frank Serpico

It was kind of a little naive

My generation of cops
were different thinking - Frank Serpico

My generation of cops were different thinking

There's more, uh, serious
things to do in policing - Frank Serpico

There's more, uh, serious things to do in policing

As I recall, Paco got
what I was trying to do. - Frank Serpico

As I recall, Paco got what I was trying to do.

And I found out that he, uh,
lived in The West Village - Frank Serpico

And I found out that he, uh, lived in The West Village

You know, if you get
a rapport going - Frank Serpico

You know, if you get a rapport going

We spoke the language, - Frank Serpico

We spoke the language,

The difference in then
and now - Frank Serpico

The difference in then and now

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In his own words, Frank Serpico tells the story of his one-man crusade for police reform in the NYPD during the early 1970s.

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Director: Antonino D'Ambrosio

Writer: Antonino D'Ambrosio

Production: La Lutta NMC,Gigantic Pictures

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 68/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: $11,925

Released: 01 Nov 2017

Awards: N/A

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