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Frank Serpico

We came there becausewe didn't identify somehow,with the rest of society You were artists...

We came there because
we didn't identify somehow,
with the rest of society You were artists or you were
intellectuals or you were gay

Full Transcript

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We came there because we didn't identify
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somehow, with the rest of society
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You were artists
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or you were intellectuals
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or you were gay.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:13
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.
This was no place for a police officer to live. - Frank Serpico 00:05
This was no place for a police officer to live.
I knew he was a policeman when I moved in. - Frank Serpico 00:04
I knew he was a policeman when I moved in.
I don't know if he told us - Frank Serpico 00:04
I don't know if he told us
So, we were supposed to be like - Frank Serpico 00:06
So, we were supposed to be like
But he must've been attracted - Frank Serpico 00:05
But he must've been attracted
And I think I gravitated toward him as a person - Frank Serpico 00:08
And I think I gravitated toward him as a person
It was a... a very independent view - Frank Serpico 00:07
It was a... a very independent view
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