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Frank Serpico

We spoke the language, we... we understoodcertain things because you wereraised up that...

We spoke the language, we... we understood
certain things because you were
raised up that way

Full Transcript

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We spoke the language,
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we... we understood certain things
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because you were raised up that way.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:25
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 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
And, it gave him problems with h... his fellow officers. - Frank Serpico 00:04
And, it gave him problems with h... his fellow officers.
The police from the old school - Frank Serpico 00:05
The police from the old school
Not to face that is not to - Frank Serpico 00:05
Not to face that is not to
If you want an ethical society - Frank Serpico 00:06
If you want an ethical society
The most important and hardest place to have it - Frank Serpico 00:05
The most important and hardest place to have it
And Frank, he immediately saw that - Frank Serpico 00:09
And Frank, he immediately saw that
Which is a tough role.. - Frank Serpico 00:04
Which is a tough role..
So now, there I was, - Frank Serpico 00:05
So now, there I was,
I had a beard, I wore sandals - Frank Serpico 00:07
I had a beard, I wore sandals
And, they were using me undercover. - Frank Serpico 00:05
And, they were using me undercover.
We knew he was an undercover cop - Frank Serpico 00:20
We knew he was an undercover cop
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