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Frank Serpico

Life Magazineasked me to do an article aboutSergeant Durk a Jewish doctor's sonfrom...

Life Magazine
asked me to do an article about
Sergeant Durk a Jewish doctor's son
from Amherst who was on a crusade
against corruption

Full Transcript

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Life Magazine asked me to do
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an article about Sergeant Durk
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a Jewish doctor's son from Amherst
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who was on a crusade against corruption.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:09
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.
The... the Jewish doctor's son from Amherst - Frank Serpico 00:09
The... the Jewish doctor's son from Amherst
An Irish Catholic department and these two outsiders - Frank Serpico 00:07
An Irish Catholic department and these two outsiders
Frank and David Durk saw my article - Frank Serpico 00:08
Frank and David Durk saw my article
And so they called up - Frank Serpico 00:14
And so they called up
And I just didn't understand it, you know. - Frank Serpico 00:05
And I just didn't understand it, you know.
At some point, Durk comes to me and he says, - Frank Serpico 00:11
At some point, Durk comes to me and he says,
And so they gave up and said - Frank Serpico 00:08
And so they gave up and said
Durk told me he has been working with - Frank Serpico 00:07
Durk told me he has been working with
"Would you meet with this guy?" - Frank Serpico 00:18
"Would you meet with this guy?"
But I really didn't know that much - Frank Serpico 00:08
But I really didn't know that much
You know, I... I had the feeling - Frank Serpico 00:04
You know, I... I had the feeling
But I knew it was coming - Frank Serpico 00:05
But I knew it was coming
Obviously, being a reporter - Frank Serpico 00:05
Obviously, being a reporter
This makes a very sweeping charge - Frank Serpico 00:07
This makes a very sweeping charge
This was really a world that th... they had never - Frank Serpico 00:05
This was really a world that th... they had never
I eventually pulled a fast one - Frank Serpico 00:09
I eventually pulled a fast one
A week later, Lindsay announced - Frank Serpico 00:09
A week later, Lindsay announced
An investigatory commission - Frank Serpico 00:06
An investigatory commission
And this got laughed out of existence - Frank Serpico 00:08
And this got laughed out of existence
So, now "The Times" piece is about to come out - Frank Serpico 00:05
So, now "The Times" piece is about to come out