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Frank Serpico

And, uh, ahem, I guessyou learn things from human nature and and this was his,his respite,...

And, uh, ahem, I guess
you learn things from human nature and and this was his,
his respite, you know

Full Transcript

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And, uh, ahem, I guess you learn things
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from human nature and
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and this was his, his respite, you know.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:21
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.
He never heard of the word "zen" - Frank Serpico 00:06
He never heard of the word "zen"
I remember, it was a sunny day like today - Frank Serpico 00:11
I remember, it was a sunny day like today
And, uh, he walks up and he says, "Gimme a shine." - Frank Serpico 00:11
And, uh, he walks up and he says, "Gimme a shine."
I'm shining the shoes of the law." - Frank Serpico 00:08
I'm shining the shoes of the law."
He steps down, turns around - Frank Serpico 00:05
He steps down, turns around
Although he had the shield of the law - Frank Serpico 00:06
Although he had the shield of the law
The following week - Frank Serpico 00:07
The following week
You want a shine?" - Frank Serpico 00:09
You want a shine?"
I lived here - Frank Serpico 00:05
I lived here
America's society did succeed - Frank Serpico 00:10
America's society did succeed
You know, to be educated, to vote, to participate. - Frank Serpico 00:04
You know, to be educated, to vote, to participate.
On the one hand, you grow up - Frank Serpico 00:06
On the one hand, you grow up
But, if you listen to the adults - Frank Serpico 00:10
But, if you listen to the adults
There are people with power - Frank Serpico 00:06
There are people with power
What happens when you go into these institutions - Frank Serpico 00:06
What happens when you go into these institutions
When I got out of the service, - Frank Serpico 00:06
When I got out of the service,
And what did I study? Police Science. - Frank Serpico 00:04
And what did I study? Police Science.
I would even come to school - Frank Serpico 00:08
I would even come to school
You know, they say if you play the part - Frank Serpico 00:05
You know, they say if you play the part
When I became a cop - Frank Serpico 00:06
When I became a cop