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Prince of the City(Movie, 1981)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 47min | Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Prince of the CityRating: 3.6/5 (with 5858 votes)
Prince of the City is a 1981 American neo-noir epic 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. The screenplay, written by Lumet and Jay Presson Allen, is based on a 1978 non-fiction book of the same title, by former NYPD Deputy Commissioner Robert Daley. The film stars Treat Williams as Ciello, with a supporting cast featuring Jerry Orbach, Lindsay Crouse and Bob Balaban. Lumet had previously directed Serpico (1973), an award-winning film about corruption in the NYPD. In real life, that film’s subject Frank Serpico was acquainted with Leuci and helped convince him to come forward. Produced by Orion Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros., the film premiere... ()
Movie poster of Prince of the City

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Awards & Nominations for Prince of the City

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

About Prince of the City

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.

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Trailer for Prince of the City + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Prince of the City (1981) Original Trailer [FHD](Trailer, 1:45)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT)
Translated into 16 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/01/1982 (World premiere: 08/19/1981)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Prince of the City - Die Herren der Stadt"
"Le Prince de New York"
Budget: 8,600,000 USD
Revenue: 8,124,257 USD (= 94%)

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