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Frank Serpico

We knew he wasan undercover cop He had some disguises that we would occasionallysee him in...

We knew he was
an undercover cop He had some disguises that we would occasionally
see him in There was something
theatrical about him
in his profession which I understood, being in...
in theater arts

Full Transcript

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We knew he was an undercover cop
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He had some disguises
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that we would occasionally see him in
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There was something theatrical
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about him in his profession
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which I understood, being in... in theater arts.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:20
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.
I had to go arrest prostitutes - Frank Serpico 00:06
I had to go arrest prostitutes
"Hello, you'll give me a good time?" - Frank Serpico 00:35
"Hello, you'll give me a good time?"
When you lie in life, and we've all lied - Frank Serpico 00:08
When you lie in life, and we've all lied
Well, now, we're asking you to - Frank Serpico 00:04
Well, now, we're asking you to
You have to mimic the people - Frank Serpico 00:04
You have to mimic the people
Coming back to being who you - Frank Serpico 00:05
Coming back to being who you
Most of the guys in the undercover - Frank Serpico 00:04
Most of the guys in the undercover
He was a single guy - Frank Serpico 00:05
He was a single guy
And maybe they sensed that... that - Frank Serpico 00:06
And maybe they sensed that... that
You know, he may wind up living with - Frank Serpico 00:04
You know, he may wind up living with
At the time, the department - Frank Serpico 00:06
At the time, the department
All he wanted was to be a detective - Frank Serpico 00:05
All he wanted was to be a detective
And, th... they figured, "If he wants it - Frank Serpico 00:04
And, th... they figured, "If he wants it
The NYPD, at the time - Frank Serpico 00:05
The NYPD, at the time
They want everybody to toe the same line - Frank Serpico 00:07
They want everybody to toe the same line
They can control that cop. - Frank Serpico 00:04
They can control that cop.
But, there has to be room - Frank Serpico 00:05
But, there has to be room
And Frank is probably - Frank Serpico 00:07
And Frank is probably
So, you're no longer - Frank Serpico 00:06
So, you're no longer
That becomes - Frank Serpico 00:05
That becomes