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Frank Serpico

"Why us?" And what had you beenhearing about him?

"Why us?" And what had you been
hearing about him?

Full Transcript

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"Why us?"
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And what had you been hearing about him?
Duration
6 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:19
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.
That you were squealing on cops taking money. - Frank Serpico 00:04
That you were squealing on cops taking money.
They couldn't figure out what you had - Frank Serpico 00:07
They couldn't figure out what you had
But, you know, when you keep hearing the same things - Frank Serpico 00:07
But, you know, when you keep hearing the same things
Otherwise, say, "You don't have a wire on you?" - Frank Serpico 00:06
Otherwise, say, "You don't have a wire on you?&quo...
But, you see, as a cop, heh, you have to trust - Frank Serpico 00:06
But, you see, as a cop, heh, you have to trust
There was this scene in the movie when I bought my.. - Frank Serpico 00:05
There was this scene in the movie when I bought my..
It would've taken less to go up against - Frank Serpico 00:09
It would've taken less to go up against
But going against something - Frank Serpico 00:07
But going against something
...it cost me many a... a sleepless night. - Frank Serpico 00:05
...it cost me many a... a sleepless night.
What got me through was I believed - Frank Serpico 00:08
What got me through was I believed
So, if you was not liked - Frank Serpico 00:10
So, if you was not liked
All the way through this thing I would occasionally get - Frank Serpico 00:06
All the way through this thing I would occasionally get
...saying they were gonna kill me or they were gonna kill my children. - Frank Serpico 00:05
...saying they were gonna kill me or they were gonna kill my...
...who was a friend and.. - Frank Serpico 00:04
...who was a friend and..
And I said, "Sid, what do I do?" - Frank Serpico 00:07
And I said, "Sid, what do I do?"
We were supposed to meet at the 80th Precinct. - Frank Serpico 00:05
We were supposed to meet at the 80th Precinct.
And I remember walkin' in that night - Frank Serpico 00:10
And I remember walkin' in that night
These cops, they somehow knew me. - Frank Serpico 00:04
These cops, they somehow knew me.
We got an informant." - Frank Serpico 00:15
We got an informant."
But, how are you gonna do that - Frank Serpico 00:07
But, how are you gonna do that