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Prince of the City is a 1981 American epic neo-noir crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. It is based on the life of Robert Leuci, called ‘Daniel Ciello’ in the film, an officer of the New York Police Department who chooses, for idealistic reasons, to expose corruption in the force.
Jan 15, 1978 · Prince of the City: The True Story of a Cop Who Knew Too Much. Robert Daley. 4.03. 320 ratings29 reviews. In the early 1970s, the federal government undertook the investigation of the corruption penetrating the entire criminal justice system in New York City, particularly the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of the Narcotics division of the NYPD.
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Aug 19, 1981 · When Danny decides to begin taperecording his conversations with crooked cops and mobsters, he takes a step the film never fully accounts for - any more than Robert Daley's book could explain...
- Sidney Lumet
It’s this that Sidney Lumet’s 1981 crime drama Prince of the City delves into with passion and intelligence. Written by Lumet and his By Sven Mikulec In a city corrupt to the bone, can a man at the same time be true to the law, to himself, to his colleagues and loved ones?
Aug 5, 2014 · Here, from New York Times bestselling author Robert Daley is the true story of a cop who knew too much. In the 1970s, the federal government investigated the corruption penetrating the entire...
- Robert Daley
- New Word City, Incorporated, 2014
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- Prince of the City
The screenplay of Prince of the City, written by Lumet and Jay Presson Allen, is based on a 1978 book by Robert Daley about Robert Leuci, a real New York detective who assisted a corruption probe in 1971 and then left police work to become a crime novelist and ethicist.
Nov 1, 2012 · Overview. "A morality tale, at once tense, dangerous and in the end tragic. The Knapp Commission's "Investigation into Alleged Police Corruption" is in session. A troubled detective, Robert Leuci, agrees to work for the Commission, to go undercover to gather evidence, but with stipulations.
