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Nov 3, 2017 · The director of “Frank Serpico” talks about whistleblowing, abuse of power, and the need for stories that inspire. In the 1970s, Frank Serpico, a whistleblower, exposed rampant bribery in the New York Police Department.
Dec 5, 2023 · The courage of the real-life Frank Serpico did lead to the Knapp Commission in April 1970 and substantial house-cleaning in the NYPD, but the real achievement of the film is how sharply it ...
Apr 11, 2011 · Inspired by the real story of New-Yorker cop Frank Serpico captured in the book by Peter Maas, the screenplay by Waldo Salt (Midnight Cowboy, Coming Home) and Norman Wexler (Saturday Night Fever) anticipates in 20 years the introduction of another spectacular work by Al Pacino, Carlito's Way, also presenting his character when he is being taken to the hospital after being shot.
Biography. Frank Serpico was born in Brooklyn, New York. When he was eighteen, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for two years in Korea. After military service, he worked part-time and attended college, joining the New York City Police Department at the age of twenty-three. His police career has been well-documented in Peter Maas’s best ...
Feb 4, 2022 · The New York Police Department has recognized Frank Serpico's service and injury in the line of duty more than 50 years later with an official certificate and inscribed medal of honor.
Feb 4, 2022 · NYPD whistleblower Frank Serpico honored 50 years late Serpico testified in December 1971 to a panel appointed by Mayor John Lindsay to investigate police corruption, breaking the “blue wall of ...
Jan 25, 2010 · Four decades after getting shot in a drug bust and testifying against police corruption, retired Detective Frank Serpico is living in upstate New York and st...
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