Serpico
Many of his fellow officers considered him the most dangerous man alive - an honest cop.
CrimeDramaHistorynew york citycorruptionhippiepolicebiographyidealismbased on true storyidealistmoneyundercover copinternal affairspolice corruption
A grim, intellectually rigorous true-crime drama about institutional corruption and the isolation of a principled whistleblower within a system designed to protect itself.
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
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