Word: serpico
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...create an atmosphere, and one man alone can't change it. Even if we had a Serpico, as prosecutor, as chairman of an impeachment committee, he alone couldn't get rid of Nixon or the corruption that he stands...
...Serpico's most difficult move, and the one that finally succeeded, was taking his allegations above the police department, to "outside agencies"--the mayor's office, and then The Times. This was his unforgivable sin, the one that finally led to his being shot...
...Today: Serpico, 1:30, 5:25, 9:30 and Friends of Eddie Coyle...
...pressures that Serpico endured--the isolation, the threats on his life--would certainly come down hard upon any individual who tried to expose Nixon's wrongdoings. This administration is not known for its sympathetic treatment of dissenters; and anyone who threatened to blow "the plan" would rightly expect to be treated roughly. In a sense, it is surprising that anyone talked...
...Serpico is a story of one man taking on large-scale corruption, and winning. He never flinches from his white hot idealism, never once considers leaving the force and taking up some other business. Perhaps the movie is more realistic because he gets shot in the end, quits the force and leaves the country. But it's still a movie...