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All he wanted was to be a detective
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Frank Serpico

All he wanted wasto be a detective and getthe gold shield

All he wanted was
to be a detective and get
the gold shield

Full Transcript

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All he wanted was to be a detective
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and get the gold shield.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:40
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
La Lutta NMC,Gigantic Pictures

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Movie Summary

In his own words, Frank Serpico tells the story of his one-man crusade for police reform in the NYPD during the early 1970s.
And, th... they figured, "If he wants it - Frank Serpico 00:04
And, th... they figured, "If he wants it
The NYPD, at the time - Frank Serpico 00:05
The NYPD, at the time
They want everybody to toe the same line - Frank Serpico 00:07
They want everybody to toe the same line
They can control that cop. - Frank Serpico 00:04
They can control that cop.
But, there has to be room - Frank Serpico 00:05
But, there has to be room
And Frank is probably - Frank Serpico 00:07
And Frank is probably
So, you're no longer - Frank Serpico 00:06
So, you're no longer
That becomes - Frank Serpico 00:05
That becomes
And he says, - Frank Serpico 00:27
And he says,
I'm gonna get flopped back into uniform. - Frank Serpico 00:04
I'm gonna get flopped back into uniform.
"Serpico?" "Yeah." - Frank Serpico 00:07
"Serpico?" "Yeah."
That was the real - Frank Serpico 00:06
That was the real
If that didn't happen, we wouldn't be here today. - Frank Serpico 00:04
If that didn't happen, we wouldn't be here today.
If he had come in the squad - Frank Serpico 00:06
If he had come in the squad
He went back to uniform and then he ends up plainclothes. - Frank Serpico 00:05
He went back to uniform and then he ends up plainclothes.
"From now on, nobody goes into the detective division - Frank Serpico 00:13
"From now on, nobody goes into the detective division
I'll put you in for plainclothes school." - Frank Serpico 00:09
I'll put you in for plainclothes school."
Plainclothes, are you kidding me?" - Frank Serpico 00:06
Plainclothes, are you kidding me?"
In the early 60s - Frank Serpico 00:05
In the early 60s
But the problem with the plainclothes - Frank Serpico 00:07
But the problem with the plainclothes