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Frank Serpico

"From now on, nobody goesinto the detective division "unless you put in fouryears in...

"From now on, nobody goes
into the detective division "unless you put in four
years in plainclothes "keep your nose clean, right
into the bureau, gold shield

Full Transcript

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"From now on, nobody goes into the detective division
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"unless you put in four years in plainclothes
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"keep your nose clean, right into the bureau, gold shield.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:22
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.
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.
There were some guys that - Frank Serpico 00:07
There were some guys that
They took two bundles of stuff that I had - Frank Serpico 00:05
They took two bundles of stuff that I had
The cop took everything except my watch - Frank Serpico 00:06
The cop took everything except my watch
They told me if they see me around again - Frank Serpico 00:05
They told me if they see me around again
But they, they never did. - Frank Serpico 00:04
But they, they never did.
Police officers, being exposed - Frank Serpico 00:20
Police officers, being exposed
Businessmen, gamblers and narcotics dealers - Frank Serpico 00:09
Businessmen, gamblers and narcotics dealers
This was all run by the police department - Frank Serpico 00:08
This was all run by the police department
It had become part of the scene. - Frank Serpico 00:04
It had become part of the scene.
Does anybody in the community trust the police? - Frank Serpico 00:05
Does anybody in the community trust the police?