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Prince of the City

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7.0/10 • 159

1981-08-192h 47m

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A cop is turning. Nobody's safe.

New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.

Directors
Sidney Lumet
Editors
Jack Fitzstephens

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Treat Williams

    Treat Williams

    Daniel Ciello

  2. Jerry Orbach

    Jerry Orbach

    Gus Levy

  3. Richard Foronjy

    Richard Foronjy

    Joe Marinaro

  4. Don Billett

    Don Billett

    Bill Mayo

  5. Kenny Marino

    Kenny Marino

    Dom Bando

  6. Carmine Caridi

    Carmine Caridi

    Gino Mascone

  7. Tony Page

    Tony Page

    Raf Alvarez

  8. Norman Parker

    Norman Parker

    Rick Cappalino

  9. Paul Roebling

    Paul Roebling

    Brooks Paige

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GenerationofSwine

Jan 10, 2023

10/10

It hurts to watch... literally. Every time i catch it it looks like I'm watching a copy of an old VHS tape. If anything was in need of remastering.... well, Prince of the City isn't going to be remastered because I don't even think it has a cult following. And that is a crying shame, because it is a really good movie that you can currently only find bad copies of on Amazon. The script is.... meh. It really is. You have seen the corrupt narcotics pitch many times before. That's not the draw. This was riding on Serpico's heels. What is the draw is the directing. It is severely understated, severely actor focused, and entirely atmospheric. It is really minimalist directing done right and... it works. The cast are a bunch of B-Listers at best, but they are B-listers that brought their A-Game and out classed most of the names you see on the marquees. So it's sort of like watching the underdogs win. They really nailed it, and their performances meshed perfectly with the direction. It's not going to stand out for reasons of a rehashed plot... but it's going to have an effect on you. You will walk away thinking, "that was done well. They gave great performances, why haven't I heard of this?"

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$8,600,000.00
Revenue
$8,124,257.00
Keywords
new york citycorruptionpolice1970swiretappolice corruptiondistrict attorneynarcotics cop