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Frank Serpico

And Frank is probably the mostinnovative individual who's ever wornan NYPD uniform

And Frank is probably the most
innovative individual who's ever worn
an NYPD uniform

Full Transcript

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And Frank is probably
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the most innovative individual
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who's ever worn an NYPD uniform.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:17
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.
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
Anywhere from $25 to $50, per week. - Frank Serpico 00:05
Anywhere from $25 to $50, per week.
Yes, I've seen this. And you see it quite often. - Frank Serpico 00:04
Yes, I've seen this. And you see it quite often.
I was to give them 50% of everything that I sold. - Frank Serpico 00:04
I was to give them 50% of everything that I sold.
And you reported to him how much you had sold - Frank Serpico 00:04
And you reported to him how much you had sold
The pad was an organized system of payoffs. - Frank Serpico 00:05
The pad was an organized system of payoffs.
Corruption was rampant. - Frank Serpico 00:04
Corruption was rampant.