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Prince of the City (1981)
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Overview
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Release Date:
21 August 1981 (USA)
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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
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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5 nominations
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One of Lumet's best!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Runtime:
167 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14+ |
Argentina:18 |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 (1982) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12 |
Canada:A
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Robert De Niro was set to star at one point when De Palma was involved.
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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.
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Quotes:
[last lines]
Detective Stern: What did you say your name was?
Daniel Ciello: Ciello.
Detective Stern: Are you the Detective Ciello?
Daniel Ciello: I'm Detective Ciello.
Detective Stern: I don't think I have anything to learn from you.
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Detective Stern: What did you say your name was?
Daniel Ciello: Ciello.
Detective Stern: Are you the Detective Ciello?
Daniel Ciello: I'm Detective Ciello.
Detective Stern: I don't think I have anything to learn from you.
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Soundtrack:
Love Will Keep Us Together
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Prince of the City is probably Sidney Lumet's best film to date. It is better then Serpico because it shows how dirty police corruption can get. Everyone is guilty in this film to some degree, there are no hero's. The viewer is taken inside the world of drug addicts and drug dealers, cops, lawyers and judges and is shown how easy it is for them to sell out and how sad it is when they do sell out. While "Prince of the City is a very long film and sometimes gets a little slowed down, it is a great story that is worth watching.