Serpico. (McCormick's Quick Takes on Movies About Whistle-Blowers).Serpico (Paramount, 1973). In Sidney Lumet's haunting and true story, Al Pacino plays an incorruptible in·cor·rupt·i·ble adj. 1. Incapable of being morally corrupted. 2. Not subject to corruption or decay. in undercover cop whose attempted assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. and testimony blew the lid off New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. police corruption. Frank Serpico had always dreamed of joining the ranks of New York's finest. At first scandalized and dismayed by the pay-offs and kickbacks, he tries to isolate himself from the infection by looking the other way and seeking transfers to other precincts. These moves only provoke the ire and suspicion of what Serpico soon discovers is a legion of corrupt cops. And when he turns to city and department officials, the increasingly isolated and beleaguered be·lea·guer tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers 1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. police officer learns no one is interested in uncovering this scandal. **** |
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