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Frank Serpico

We visited Paco,as his friends call him earlier this month duringa gray and chilly week at...

We visited Paco,
as his friends call him earlier this month during
a gray and chilly week at his farm
in northern Holland

Full Transcript

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We visited Paco, as his friends call him
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earlier this month during a gray and chilly week
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at his farm in northern Holland.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:52
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 past is the past. I just think it's a pity - Frank Serpico 00:06
The past is the past. I just think it's a pity
If you see a policeman takin' a payoff - Frank Serpico 00:15
If you see a policeman takin' a payoff
I was, uh, my own, uh, I was a prisoner of myself. - Frank Serpico 00:05
I was, uh, my own, uh, I was a prisoner of myself.
For almost ten years, the real Serpico - Frank Serpico 00:09
For almost ten years, the real Serpico
In their place, Serpico has made a meticulous routine - Frank Serpico 00:07
In their place, Serpico has made a meticulous routine
There's nothing wrong with being by yourself - Frank Serpico 00:10
There's nothing wrong with being by yourself
One day, I heard a scream. - Frank Serpico 00:04
One day, I heard a scream.
Some little girl - Frank Serpico 00:06
Some little girl
And a crowd started forming. - Frank Serpico 00:05
And a crowd started forming.
The cops are comin'." - Frank Serpico 00:07
The cops are comin'."
And I said, "Shit." - Frank Serpico 00:05
And I said, "Shit."
They drive me to headquarters - Frank Serpico 00:07
They drive me to headquarters
And we walk in and he snaps to - Frank Serpico 00:07
And we walk in and he snaps to
And I look on his desk - Frank Serpico 00:09
And I look on his desk
And he said, "I'd like to show your movie - Frank Serpico 00:21
And he said, "I'd like to show your movie
"But it's also bad.. - Frank Serpico 00:05
"But it's also bad..
...because if you don't believe it.." - Frank Serpico 00:13
...because if you don't believe it.."
It happened." - Frank Serpico 00:06
It happened."
He gave his career and much of his body - Frank Serpico 00:06
He gave his career and much of his body
Now he lives cut-off from his American past - Frank Serpico 00:06
Now he lives cut-off from his American past