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Frank Serpico

Mr. Armstrong,do you come away from this hearing believingthat the majority of the...

Mr. Armstrong,
do you come away from this hearing believing
that the majority of the plainclothesmen
in this city are corrupt?

Full Transcript

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Mr. Armstrong, do you come away
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from this hearing believing that the majority
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of the plainclothesmen in this city are corrupt?
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:40
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.
What kind of affect do you think - Frank Serpico 00:06
What kind of affect do you think
If they did - Frank Serpico 00:10
If they did
They got on television and they used - Frank Serpico 00:05
They got on television and they used
The reaction to the Knapp Commission was ferocious. - Frank Serpico 00:05
The reaction to the Knapp Commission was ferocious.
I don't think anybody likes people - Frank Serpico 00:06
I don't think anybody likes people
And if you have an organization - Frank Serpico 00:12
And if you have an organization
We felt it. Would a police officer? Yeah, sure. - Frank Serpico 00:04
We felt it. Would a police officer? Yeah, sure.
...unless it is at least tolerated - Frank Serpico 00:06
...unless it is at least tolerated
Merely uncovering widespread patterns of corruption - Frank Serpico 00:06
Merely uncovering widespread patterns of corruption
Basic changes in attitude and approach are vital. - Frank Serpico 00:05
Basic changes in attitude and approach are vital.
The policeman's first obligation is to be - Frank Serpico 00:07
The policeman's first obligation is to be
Frank testified before the Knapp Commission.. - Frank Serpico 00:05
Frank testified before the Knapp Commission..
Very, very... very famous. - Frank Serpico 00:06
Very, very... very famous.
I first learned of Frank Serpico - Frank Serpico 00:06
I first learned of Frank Serpico
Peter Maas introduced me to Frank - Frank Serpico 00:09
Peter Maas introduced me to Frank
The first thing we did was arrange for the book. - Frank Serpico 00:05
The first thing we did was arrange for the book.
It came to me, and I said - Frank Serpico 00:10
It came to me, and I said
My own experience is - Frank Serpico 00:08
My own experience is
Everybody should read this." - Frank Serpico 00:06
Everybody should read this."
I knew about Serpico - Frank Serpico 00:07
I knew about Serpico