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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.
Aug 26, 1981 · Prince of the City: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett. A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption, and soon realises he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.
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- Crime, Drama
- Sidney Lumet
- 1981-08-26
"Prince of the City" is a very good movie and, like some of its characters, it wants to break your heart. Maybe it will. It is about the ways in which a corrupt modern city makes it almost impossible for a man to be true to the law, his ideals, and his friends, all at the same time.
When Rick Cappalino (Norman Parker) from the U.S. Justice Department approaches him with a personal request to investigate police corruption, Ciello agrees -- provided he is not forced to turn in...
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- Sidney Lumet
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- Treat Williams
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Prince of the City (1981), Sidney Lumet's multilayered portrait of police corruption in New York and one cop's decision to inform against his colleagues, depicts, by Lumet's own admission, the corrosive influence of drugs on society.
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.
