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Prince of the City
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Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writers:
Jay Presson Allen (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
21 August 1981 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
A cop is turning. Nobody's safe.
Plot:
A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption. However, he soon discovers that he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(49 articles)
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The Films Of Sidney Lumet: A Retrospective
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User Reviews:
A Lost Masterpiece? See more (46 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Treat Williams ... Daniel Ciello

Jerry Orbach ... Gus Levy
Richard Foronjy ... Joe Marinaro
Don Billett ... Bill Mayo
Kenny Marino ... Dom Bando
Carmine Caridi ... Gino Mascone
Tony Page ... Raf Alvarez
Norman Parker ... Rick Cappalino
Paul Roebling ... Brooks Paige

Bob Balaban ... Santimassino

James Tolkan ... District Attorney Polito
Steve Inwood ... Mario Vincente

Lindsay Crouse ... Carla Ciello
Matthew Laurance ... Ronnie Ciello
Tony Turco ... Socks Ciello
Ronald Maccone ... Nick Napoli (as Ron Maccone)
Ron Karabatsos ... Dave DeBennedeto
Tony DiBenedetto ... Carl Alagretti
Tony Munafo ... Rocky Gazzo
Robert Christian ... The King
Lee Richardson ... Sam Heinsdorff

Lane Smith ... Tug Barnes
Cosmo Allegretti ... Marcel Sardino
Bobby Alto ... Mr. Kanter

Michael Beckett ... Michael Blomberg
Burton Collins ... Monty
Henry Ferrentino ... Older Virginia Guard
Carmine Foresta ... Ernie Fallacci
Conard Fowkes ... Elroy Pendleton

Peter Friedman ... D.A. Goldman

Peter Michael Goetz ... Attorney Charles Deluth

Lance Henriksen ... D.A. Burano
Eddie Jones ... Ned Chippy
Don Leslie ... D.A. D'Amato
Dana Lorge ... Ann Mascone
Harry Madsen ... Bubba Harris
E.D. Miller ... Sergeant Edelman

Cynthia Nixon ... Jeannie

Ron Perkins ... Virginia Trooper

Lionel Pina ... Sancho
José Angel Santana ... José (as José Santana)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Walter Brooke ... Judge (uncredited)
Richard Costabile ... Patrolman Ferguson (uncredited)

Alan King ... Himself (uncredited)

Ilana Rapp ... Beach Player (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sidney Lumet 
 
Writing credits
Jay Presson Allen (screenplay) and
Sidney Lumet (screenplay)

Robert Daley (based on the book by)

Produced by
Burtt Harris .... producer
Raymond Hartwick .... associate producer (as Ray Hartwick)
Jay Presson Allen .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Paul Chihara 
 
Cinematography by
Andrzej Bartkowiak 
 
Film Editing by
Jack Fitzstephens  (as John J. Fitzstephens)
 
Casting by
Joy Todd 
 
Production Design by
Tony Walton 
 
Costume Design by
Anna Hill Johnstone 
 
Production Management
Barbara De Fina .... unit manager
Raymond Hartwick .... production manager (as Ray Hartwick)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Hopkins .... assistant director
Robert E. Warren .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Gerald DeTitta .... set dresser (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Peter C. Frank .... supervising sound editor
Stan Bochner .... sound editor (uncredited)
Hal Levinsohn .... sound editor (uncredited)
Dan Lieberstein .... sound editor (uncredited)
James Sabat .... sound mixer (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Goldman .... still photographer
Jim Hovey .... first assistant camera (as James Hovey)
Michael Stone .... camera operator
Garrett Brown .... Steadicam operator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Georges Delerue .... conductor
 
Other crew
June Rachel Guterman .... assistant manager (as June Guterman)
Lilith Jacobs .... assistant to director
Gabrielle Kelly .... assistant: Mrs. Allen
Gaetano Lisi .... location manager
Jennifer Ogden .... production office coordinator
Martha Pinson .... script supervisor
Lucille Smith .... auditor (as Lucille Cannon)
Michael Sporn .... title designer
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
167 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14+ | Peru:18 | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1982) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Canada:A
Filming Locations:
La Isla Restaurant - 1439 Myrtle Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USASee more »
Company:
Orion Pictures CorporationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
This was originally set to reteam director Brian De Palma and actor John Travolta, following Blow Out (1981).See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Near the start of the film when Dan is pushing his brother Ronnie around, there's a large crack on the wall (probably from a previous shot). After he pushes Ronnie near the wall, another large crack appears but Ronnie is never shown hitting the wall.See more »
Quotes:
Carla Ciello:Always when I hear you, or Gus, or Joe, any of the guys, you always say nothing's worse than to be a r...
Daniel Ciello:A rat. A rat is when they catch you and make you inform. Nobody caught me. This is my setup, this is my action. And I'm never gonna hurt my partners.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Law & Order: The First 3 Years (2004) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
Love Will Keep Us TogetherSee more »

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21 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
A Lost Masterpiece?, 23 December 2001
Author: Eric M. Van (emvan@post.harvard.edu) from Watertown, Mass.

A few years after this was in the theaters, it was shown on TV over two nights. I remember reading that a significant amount of footage that had been cut for the theatrical version would be restored for the TV showing. That piqued my curiosity, so I watched -- and was completely blown away.

But what amazed me the most was that I couldn't spot one scene that could be taken out of the movie without seriously compromising it. Since I knew it had been cut and restored, I was pointedly looking for stand-alone scenes that only fleshed out the characters but weren't integral to the extremely complex storyline. There weren't any. Every single scene contained some important bit of information that cast light on and helped make sense of something elsewhere in the movie.

Ever since then, I've been patiently waiting for this director's cut to show up on VHS, LD, or DVD -- and refusing to watch the theatrical cut! It's been 15 years and I'm still waiting. But I would certainly think that eventually this will come out on DVD, and we can al hope and pray that it will do so in the full version.

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