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Frank Serpico

His decisionis what prompted Peter Maasto write the book that inspiredthe movie

His decision
is what prompted Peter Maas
to write the book that inspired
the movie

Full Transcript

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His decision is what prompted
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Peter Maas to write the book
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that inspired the movie.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:12
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 was forced to become an outsider - Frank Serpico 00:07
He was forced to become an outsider
Like the movie "Serpico" - Frank Serpico 00:07
Like the movie "Serpico"
The detective has bullet fragments - Frank Serpico 00:06
The detective has bullet fragments
In 1972, Serpico exiled himself - Frank Serpico 00:08
In 1972, Serpico exiled himself
The bullet was never removed - Frank Serpico 00:07
The bullet was never removed
You know, I got a 9 millimeter piece - Frank Serpico 00:07
You know, I got a 9 millimeter piece
I couldn't open a door - Frank Serpico 00:07
I couldn't open a door
These were all, uh, - Frank Serpico 00:10
These were all, uh,
I meet people today - Frank Serpico 00:06
I meet people today
How... how could you have been a cop?" - Frank Serpico 00:09
How... how could you have been a cop?"
In fact, even before I became a cop - Frank Serpico 00:07
In fact, even before I became a cop
Uh, police officers, to me - Frank Serpico 00:06
Uh, police officers, to me
Both my grandfathers were coalminers. - Frank Serpico 00:04
Both my grandfathers were coalminers.
My father's father, on his last paycheck - Frank Serpico 00:08
My father's father, on his last paycheck
But he made it back to Italy - Frank Serpico 00:14
But he made it back to Italy
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.