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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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Well, Frank's story
is very deep - Frank Serpico

Well, Frank's story is very deep

He knew exactly
what, uh, he thought - Frank Serpico

He knew exactly what, uh, he thought

And, it gave him problems with h...
his fellow officers. - Frank Serpico

And, it gave him problems with h... his fellow officers.

The police from
the old school - Frank Serpico

The police from the old school

Not to face that
is not to - Frank Serpico

Not to face that is not to

If you want
an ethical society - Frank Serpico

If you want an ethical society

The most important and
hardest place to have it - Frank Serpico

The most important and hardest place to have it

And Frank,
he immediately saw that - Frank Serpico

And Frank, he immediately saw that

Which is a tough role.. - Frank Serpico

Which is a tough role..

So now, there I was, - Frank Serpico

So now, there I was,

I had a beard,
I wore sandals - Frank Serpico

I had a beard, I wore sandals

And, they were using me
undercover. - Frank Serpico

And, they were using me undercover.

We knew he was
an undercover cop - Frank Serpico

We knew he was an undercover cop

I had to go arrest
prostitutes - Frank Serpico

I had to go arrest prostitutes

"Hello, you'll give me
a good time?" - Frank Serpico

"Hello, you'll give me a good time?"

When you lie in life,
and we've all lied - Frank Serpico

When you lie in life, and we've all lied

Well, now,
we're asking you to - Frank Serpico

Well, now, we're asking you to

You have to mimic
the people - Frank Serpico

You have to mimic the people

Coming back
to being who you - Frank Serpico

Coming back to being who you

Most of the guys
in the undercover - Frank Serpico

Most of the guys in the undercover

He was a single guy - Frank Serpico

He was a single guy

And maybe they sensed
that... that - Frank Serpico

And maybe they sensed that... that

You know, he may wind up
living with - Frank Serpico

You know, he may wind up living with

At the time,
the department - Frank Serpico

At the time, the department

All he wanted was
to be a detective - Frank Serpico

All he wanted was to be a detective

And, th... they figured,
"If he wants it - Frank Serpico

And, th... they figured, "If he wants it

The NYPD, at the time - Frank Serpico

The NYPD, at the time

They want everybody to
toe the same line - Frank Serpico

They want everybody to toe the same line

They can control
that cop. - Frank Serpico

They can control that cop.

But, there
has to be room - Frank Serpico

But, there has to be room

And Frank is probably - Frank Serpico

And Frank is probably

So, you're no longer - Frank Serpico

So, you're no longer

That becomes - Frank Serpico

And he says, - Frank Serpico

I'm gonna get flopped
back into uniform. - Frank Serpico

I'm gonna get flopped back into uniform.

"Serpico?" "Yeah." - Frank Serpico

"Serpico?" "Yeah."

That was the real - Frank Serpico

That was the real

If that didn't happen,
we wouldn't be here today. - Frank Serpico

If that didn't happen, we wouldn't be here today.

If he had come
in the squad - Frank Serpico

If he had come in the squad

He went back to uniform and
then he ends up plainclothes. - Frank Serpico

He went back to uniform and then he ends up plainclothes.

"From now on, nobody goes
into the detective division - Frank Serpico

"From now on, nobody goes into the detective division

I'll put you in
for plainclothes school." - Frank Serpico

I'll put you in for plainclothes school."

Plainclothes,
are you kidding me?" - Frank Serpico

Plainclothes, are you kidding me?"

In the early 60s - Frank Serpico

In the early 60s

But the problem with
the plainclothes - Frank Serpico

But the problem with the plainclothes

Anywhere from $25 to $50,
per week. - Frank Serpico

Anywhere from $25 to $50, per week.

Yes, I've seen this. And
you see it quite often. - Frank Serpico

Yes, I've seen this. And you see it quite often.

I was to give them 50% of
everything that I sold. - Frank Serpico

I was to give them 50% of everything that I sold.

And you reported to him
how much you had sold - Frank Serpico

And you reported to him how much you had sold

The pad was an organized
system of payoffs. - Frank Serpico

The pad was an organized system of payoffs.

Corruption was rampant. - Frank Serpico

Corruption was rampant.

There were some guys
that - Frank Serpico

There were some guys that

They took two bundles
of stuff that I had - Frank Serpico

They took two bundles of stuff that I had

The cop took everything
except my watch - Frank Serpico

The cop took everything except my watch

They told me if they
see me around again - Frank Serpico

They told me if they see me around again

But they,
they never did. - Frank Serpico

But they, they never did.

Police officers,
being exposed - Frank Serpico

Police officers, being exposed

Businessmen, gamblers
and narcotics dealers - Frank Serpico

Businessmen, gamblers and narcotics dealers

This was all run
by the police department - Frank Serpico

This was all run by the police department

It had become
part of the scene. - Frank Serpico

It had become part of the scene.

Does anybody in the
community trust the police? - Frank Serpico

Does anybody in the community trust the police?

There's a lot of cops
that, uh.. - Frank Serpico

There's a lot of cops that, uh..

Everybody knew. Plainclothes was
rotten through-and-through. - Frank Serpico

Everybody knew. Plainclothes was rotten through-and-through.

The captain says, - Frank Serpico

The captain says,

And this officer
in uniform. - Frank Serpico

And this officer in uniform.

He says "Serpico?"
"Yup." - Frank Serpico

He says "Serpico?" "Yup."

And then,
we're cruisin' around. - Frank Serpico

And then, we're cruisin' around.

I say, "Hey,
look-it over there, - Frank Serpico

I say, "Hey, look-it over there,

You gotta respect
the contract." - Frank Serpico

You gotta respect the contract."

And the guy's telling me, "You know,
why don't you take the money?" - Frank Serpico

And the guy's telling me, "You know, why don'...

That's when I called up
this guy - Frank Serpico

That's when I called up this guy

Life Magazine
asked me to do - Frank Serpico

Life Magazine asked me to do

The... the Jewish
doctor's son from Amherst - Frank Serpico

The... the Jewish doctor's son from Amherst

An Irish Catholic department
and these two outsiders - Frank Serpico

An Irish Catholic department and these two outsiders

Frank and David Durk
saw my article - Frank Serpico

Frank and David Durk saw my article

And so they called up - Frank Serpico

And so they called up

And I just didn't
understand it, you know. - Frank Serpico

And I just didn't understand it, you know.

At some point, Durk comes
to me and he says, - Frank Serpico

At some point, Durk comes to me and he says,

And so they gave up
and said - Frank Serpico

And so they gave up and said

Durk told me he has been
working with - Frank Serpico

Durk told me he has been working with

"Would you meet
with this guy?" - Frank Serpico

"Would you meet with this guy?"

But I really didn't
know that much - Frank Serpico

But I really didn't know that much

You know, I... I had
the feeling - Frank Serpico

You know, I... I had the feeling

But I knew
it was coming - Frank Serpico

But I knew it was coming

Obviously, being
a reporter - Frank Serpico

Obviously, being a reporter

This makes a very
sweeping charge - Frank Serpico

This makes a very sweeping charge

This was really a world
that th... they had never - Frank Serpico

This was really a world that th... they had never

I eventually pulled
a fast one - Frank Serpico

I eventually pulled a fast one

A week later,
Lindsay announced - Frank Serpico

A week later, Lindsay announced

An investigatory
commission - Frank Serpico

An investigatory commission

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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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