In 1971, the Knapp Commission's investigation into corruption in the New York Police Department hits a snag as their key witness, Frank Serpico, refuses to wear a wire. However, they gain a crucial break when corrupt cop William Phillips agrees to go undercover, trading immunity for a bribery charge. Phillips' evidence ultimately leads to the indictment of thirty NYPD officers, but his own fate takes a dramatic turn when he's convicted of double murder.
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The 1973 film "Serpico" tells the true story of Frank Serpico, a New York City police officer who blew the whistle on corruption within the department in the early 1970s.
