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It was a... a very independent view
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Frank Serpico

It was a... avery independent view of what a policemancould be

It was a... a
very independent view of what a policeman
could be

Full Transcript

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It was a... a very independent view
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of what a policeman could be.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:09
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 the type of guy that I could click with. - Frank Serpico 00:04
He was the type of guy that I could click with.
You know, he was a Brooklyn guy, so was I. - Frank Serpico 00:04
You know, he was a Brooklyn guy, so was I.
He was interested in making collars and, uh, so was I. - Frank Serpico 00:05
He was interested in making collars and, uh, so was I.
It was kind of a little naive - Frank Serpico 00:06
It was kind of a little naive
My generation of cops were different thinking - Frank Serpico 00:08
My generation of cops were different thinking
There's more, uh, serious things to do in policing - Frank Serpico 00:08
There's more, uh, serious things to do in policing
As I recall, Paco got what I was trying to do. - Frank Serpico 00:04
As I recall, Paco got what I was trying to do.
And I found out that he, uh, lived in The West Village - Frank Serpico 00:06
And I found out that he, uh, lived in The West Village
You know, if you get a rapport going - Frank Serpico 00:09
You know, if you get a rapport going
We spoke the language, - Frank Serpico 00:08
We spoke the language,
The difference in then and now - Frank Serpico 00:06
The difference in then and now
Well, Frank's story is very deep - Frank Serpico 00:06
Well, Frank's story is very deep
He knew exactly what, uh, he thought - Frank Serpico 00:07
He knew exactly what, uh, he thought
And, it gave him problems with h... his fellow officers. - Frank Serpico 00:04
And, it gave him problems with h... his fellow officers.
The police from the old school - Frank Serpico 00:05
The police from the old school
Not to face that is not to - Frank Serpico 00:05
Not to face that is not to
If you want an ethical society - Frank Serpico 00:06
If you want an ethical society
The most important and hardest place to have it - Frank Serpico 00:05
The most important and hardest place to have it
And Frank, he immediately saw that - Frank Serpico 00:09
And Frank, he immediately saw that
Which is a tough role.. - Frank Serpico 00:04
Which is a tough role..