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Frank Serpico

You have to forgivea writer who falls in lovewith subjects who provide himwith terrific...

You have to forgive
a writer who falls in love
with subjects who provide him
with terrific material

Full Transcript

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You have to forgive a writer
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who falls in love with subjects
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who provide him with terrific material.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:58
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.
So, I write the article. The picture on the cover - Frank Serpico 00:08
So, I write the article. The picture on the cover
Looking back, it's almost amusing. - Frank Serpico 00:04
Looking back, it's almost amusing.
We were shocked that the police turned against him - Frank Serpico 00:06
We were shocked that the police turned against him
Man, I had off-the-scale migraine. - Frank Serpico 00:05
Man, I had off-the-scale migraine.
I had fragments in my head, of lead. - Frank Serpico 00:05
I had fragments in my head, of lead.
And I'm laying in bed.. - Frank Serpico 00:04
And I'm laying in bed..
You know, and my head is.. It feels like it's gonna burst. - Frank Serpico 00:05
You know, and my head is.. It feels like it's gonna bur...
And, I remembered when I was doin' combat training.. - Frank Serpico 00:05
And, I remembered when I was doin' combat training..
We had to crawl - Frank Serpico 00:06
We had to crawl
And, I got a piece of sand in my eye. - Frank Serpico 00:05
And, I got a piece of sand in my eye.
And they... they said, "Stay down! Stay down!" - Frank Serpico 00:06
And they... they said, "Stay down! Stay down!"
It's... it's in my head." - Frank Serpico 00:05
It's... it's in my head."
"Serpico, this is a bed check. - Frank Serpico 00:04
"Serpico, this is a bed check.
You gotta answer the phone." - Frank Serpico 00:05
You gotta answer the phone."
It's mental torture in the same way - Frank Serpico 00:08
It's mental torture in the same way
...because what they're forced to believe - Frank Serpico 00:07
...because what they're forced to believe
There's nothing more frustrating in the world to tell somebody - Frank Serpico 00:11
There's nothing more frustrating in the world to tell s...
A lot of these soldiers are traumatized - Frank Serpico 00:07
A lot of these soldiers are traumatized
And he's just playing a tape - Frank Serpico 00:09
And he's just playing a tape
It's not only when it's goin' on - Frank Serpico 00:07
It's not only when it's goin' on