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It would've taken less to go up against
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Frank Serpico

It would've taken lessto go up against a machine gun nest because there, I eithermake it...

It would've taken less
to go up against a machine gun nest because there, I either
make it or I don't

Full Transcript

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It would've taken less to go up against
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a machine gun nest
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because there, I either make it or I don't.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:41
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.
But going against something - Frank Serpico 00:07
But going against something
...it cost me many a... a sleepless night. - Frank Serpico 00:05
...it cost me many a... a sleepless night.
What got me through was I believed - Frank Serpico 00:08
What got me through was I believed
So, if you was not liked - Frank Serpico 00:10
So, if you was not liked
All the way through this thing I would occasionally get - Frank Serpico 00:06
All the way through this thing I would occasionally get
...saying they were gonna kill me or they were gonna kill my children. - Frank Serpico 00:05
...saying they were gonna kill me or they were gonna kill my...
...who was a friend and.. - Frank Serpico 00:04
...who was a friend and..
And I said, "Sid, what do I do?" - Frank Serpico 00:07
And I said, "Sid, what do I do?"
We were supposed to meet at the 80th Precinct. - Frank Serpico 00:05
We were supposed to meet at the 80th Precinct.
And I remember walkin' in that night - Frank Serpico 00:10
And I remember walkin' in that night
These cops, they somehow knew me. - Frank Serpico 00:04
These cops, they somehow knew me.
We got an informant." - Frank Serpico 00:15
We got an informant."
But, how are you gonna do that - Frank Serpico 00:07
But, how are you gonna do that
And they said, "Well, why don't you go up there - Frank Serpico 00:06
And they said, "Well, why don't you go up there
So, I have on an army jacket - Frank Serpico 00:07
So, I have on an army jacket
For five years, I was talking about police corruption, - Frank Serpico 00:07
For five years, I was talking about police corruption,
Somethin' told me, "Get outta here." - Frank Serpico 00:07
Somethin' told me, "Get outta here."
And, then, somethin' in my head said - Frank Serpico 00:15
And, then, somethin' in my head said
These two officers were standing by. - Frank Serpico 00:05
These two officers were standing by.
We finally decided I was gonna make a buy here. - Frank Serpico 00:05
We finally decided I was gonna make a buy here.