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Jan 15, 1978 · Grimy New York City streets filled with junkies, dealers, bail bondsmen, crooked lawyers and corrupt cops. This true, non-fiction story recounts the days of Bob Leuci in the late 60s - early 70s as a special investigator of narcotics.
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Sep 1, 2004 · 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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- 1978
- Robert Daley
- Robert Daley
Serpico paints NYC cops as two-dimensional thugs but in Prince Of The City, Lumet has made an attempt to explain the mindset behind police corruption and the code of silence that surrounds police misconduct. In compelling performances, the police characters Ciello (Treat Williams), Gus Levy (Jerry Orbach), Raf Alvarez (Tony Page) and others ...
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? It’s this that Sidney Lumet’s 1981 crime drama Prince of the City delves into with passion and intelligence.
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.
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- Riviera Productions Ltd.
- 11/01/2012
- Barnes & Noble
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Prince Of The City: The True Story Of A Cop Who Knew Too Much is the dramatic true story of Detective Robert Leuci, a deep cover sleuth who assembled corruption cases against lawyers, bail bondsmen, mob figures, and even some of his own, putting his own life in peril for the sake of law and justice.
