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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 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.

Release Date : 1981-08-19

Language :EnglishSpanishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Orion PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Treat Williams

Character Name : Daniel Ciello

Original Name : Treat Williams

Gender : Male

Jerry Orbach

Character Name : Gus Levy

Original Name : Jerry Orbach

Gender : Male

Richard Foronjy

Character Name : Joe Marinaro

Original Name : Richard Foronjy

Gender : Male

Don Billett

Character Name : Bill Mayo

Original Name : Don Billett

Gender : Male

Kenny Marino

Character Name : Dom Bando

Original Name : Kenny Marino

Gender : Male

Carmine Caridi

Character Name : Gino Mascone

Original Name : Carmine Caridi

Gender : Male

Tony Page

Character Name : Raf Alvarez

Original Name : Tony Page

Gender : Male

Norman Parker

Character Name : Rick Cappalino

Original Name : Norman Parker

Gender : Male

Paul Roebling

Character Name : Brooks Paige

Original Name : Paul Roebling

Gender : Male

Bob Balaban

Character Name : Santimassino

Original Name : Bob Balaban

Gender : Male

James Tolkan

Character Name : George Polito

Original Name : James Tolkan

Gender : Male

Steve Inwood

Character Name : Mario Vincente

Original Name : Steve Inwood

Gender : Male

Lindsay Crouse

Character Name : Carla Ciello

Original Name : Lindsay Crouse

Gender : Female

Matthew Laurance

Character Name : Ronnie Ciello

Original Name : Matthew Laurance

Gender : Male

Tony Turco

Character Name : Socks Ciello

Original Name : Tony Turco

Gender : Male

Ronald Maccone

Character Name : Nicholas 'Nick' Napoli

Original Name : Ronald Maccone

Gender : Male

Robert Christian

Character Name : The King

Original Name : Robert Christian

Gender : Male

Tony Munafo

Character Name : Rocky Gazzo

Original Name : Tony Munafo

Gender : Male

Tony DiBenedetto

Character Name : Carl Alagretti

Original Name : Tony DiBenedetto

Gender : Male

Ron Karabatsos

Character Name : Dave DeBennedeto

Original Name : Ron Karabatsos

Gender : Male

Lee Richardson

Character Name : Sam Heinsdorff

Original Name : Lee Richardson

Gender : Male

Lane Smith

Character Name : Tug Barnes

Original Name : Lane Smith

Gender : Male

Cosmo 'Gus' Allegretti

Character Name : Marcel Sardino

Original Name : Cosmo 'Gus' Allegretti

Gender : Male

Bobby Alto

Character Name : Mr. Kanter

Original Name : Bobby Alto

Gender : Male

Michael Beckett

Character Name : Michael Blomberg

Original Name : Michael Beckett

Gender : Male

Burton Collins

Character Name : Monty

Original Name : Burton Collins

Gender : Male

Carmine Foresta

Character Name : Ernie Fallacci

Original Name : Carmine Foresta

Gender : Male

Conard Fowkes

Character Name : Elroy Pendleton

Original Name : Conard Fowkes

Gender : Male

Peter Friedman

Character Name : Goldman

Original Name : Peter Friedman

Gender : Male

Peter Michael Goetz

Character Name : Charles Deluth

Original Name : Peter Michael Goetz

Gender : Male

Lance Henriksen

Character Name : Burano

Original Name : Lance Henriksen

Gender : Male

Eddie Jones

Character Name : Ned Chippy

Original Name : Eddie Jones

Gender : Male

Don Leslie

Character Name : Louis D'Amato

Original Name : Don Leslie

Gender : Male

Harry Madsen

Character Name : Bubba Harris

Original Name : Harry Madsen

Gender : Male

E.D. Miller

Character Name : Sam Edelman

Original Name : E.D. Miller

Gender : Male

Cynthia Nixon

Character Name : Jeannie

Original Name : Cynthia Nixon

Gender : Female

Lionel Pina

Character Name : Frank Sancho

Original Name : Lionel Pina

Gender : Male

José Angel Santana

Character Name : José

Original Name : José Angel Santana

Gender : Male

Bruce Willis

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruce Willis

Gender : Male

Dana Lorge

Character Name : Ann Mascone

Original Name : Dana Lorge

Gender : Male

Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-10

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?"