Orion Pictures
Taurus Film
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Prince of the City
A cop is turning. Nobody's safe.
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice 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.
- Original title
- Prince of the City
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $8,600,000
- Revenue
- $8,124,257
GenerationofSwine
Jan 10, 2023 · via TMDB
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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Treat Williams
Daniel Ciello
Jerry Orbach
Gus Levy
Richard Foronjy
Joe Marinaro
Carmine Caridi
Gino Mascone
Norman Parker
Rick Cappalino
Paul Roebling
Brooks Paige
Bob Balaban
Santimassino
James Tolkan
George Polito
Steve Inwood
Mario Vincente
Lindsay Crouse
Carla Ciello
Matthew Laurance
Ronnie Ciello
Ronald Maccone
Nicholas 'Nick' Napoli
Robert Christian
The King
Tony Munafo
Rocky Gazzo
Tony DiBenedetto
Carl Alagretti
Ron Karabatsos
Dave DeBennedeto
Lee Richardson
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Tug Barnes
Peter Friedman
Goldman
Peter Michael Goetz
Charles Deluth
Lance Henriksen
Burano
Eddie Jones
Ned Chippy
Don Leslie
Louis D'Amato
Cynthia Nixon
Jeannie
Lionel Pina
Frank Sancho
Bruce Willis
Extra (uncredited)
Tony Walton
Production Design
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director of Photography
Sidney Lumet
Director
Jay Presson Allen
Executive Producer
Paul Chihara
Original Music Composer
Jay Presson Allen
Screenplay
Sidney Lumet
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