Frank Serpico's time as a New York cop is depicted in the movie Serpico. How true is the film to the real-life story?
The Big Picture Between the years 1972 and 1975, Al Pacino went on a run that could very easily be considered the best four-year run of any film actor's career with just as many outstanding roles in unforgettable movies. It started with The Godfather and ended with Dog Day Afternoon. Nestled in between the two great Godfather films in 1973 is another terrific performance in Serpico.
What is 'Serpico' About? From 1960 to 1971, Frank Serpico's career in law enforcement started after he graduated from the police academy and went to work as a beat cop for the New York City Police Department in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan. Within just a short time, he was moved into the role of a plainclothes detective where he also did undercover work.
He matured into a bearded, shaggy-haired hippie idealist who eventually moved into a Greenwich Village apartment, where friends and neighbors called him "Paco" as he is referred to in the movie. From his very first day on the job, Serpico made it clear that he wasn't going to be "one of the boys" and take part in all the corruption and rampant racism that was going on.
The Alleged Assassination Attempt It was February 3, 1971, and Serpico was leading a drug bust in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. One thing that has always been highly suspicious regarding the shooting during a harried raid is that there was never a 10-13 code called in after Serpico was shot in the face . His partners just fled the scene like in the film.
What Happened to Frank Serpico After the Movie 'Serpico'? After blowing the whistle and in what would be the opening salvo in exposing the enormous amount of corruption within the New York Police Department in 1971, he continued on as a cop until 1972. After the movie debuted and Pacino nailed the performance, the real Frank Serpico went off the grid. He initially moved halfway around the world to Switzerland to convalesce and then to the Netherlands.
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