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Frank Serpico

But he made it backto Italy and he impregnatedmy grandmother and then he died Maybe in my...

But he made it back
to Italy and he impregnated
my grandmother and then he died Maybe in my mind,
as a little kid hearing that story was, you know, "I'll catch
that guy some day."

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But he made it back to Italy
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and he impregnated my grandmother
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and then he died
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Maybe in my mind, as a little kid
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hearing that story was,
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you know, "I'll catch that guy some day."
Duration
14 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:59
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.
You go out there - Frank Serpico 00:04
You go out there
When Italian-Americans came to this country - Frank Serpico 00:07
When Italian-Americans came to this country
At Ellis Island - Frank Serpico 00:06
At Ellis Island
These immigrants, they're different from - Frank Serpico 00:07
These immigrants, they're different from
They're illiterate. They have a different religion. - Frank Serpico 00:04
They're illiterate. They have a different religion.
There was someone who said - Frank Serpico 00:06
There was someone who said
And, C, I was supposed to pave them." - Frank Serpico 00:13
And, C, I was supposed to pave them."
And, uh, here was the counter and here was the workspace. - Frank Serpico 00:05
And, uh, here was the counter and here was the workspace.
My father, he had canaries all up in there - Frank Serpico 00:08
My father, he had canaries all up in there
And, when the bird was born - Frank Serpico 00:08
And, when the bird was born
And, uh, ahem, I guess you learn things - Frank Serpico 00:13
And, uh, ahem, I guess you learn things
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