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Prince of the City
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Overview

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Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writers:
Robert Daley (book)
Jay Presson Allen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 August 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama 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
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
A Lost Masterpiece? more

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
168 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
Brian De Palma who had originally been slated to direct, had worked on the script for over a year before being replaced by Sidney Lumet 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. more
Quotes:
Daniel Ciello: I know the law. The law doesn't know the streets. more
Movie Connections:
References The French Connection (1971) more
Soundtrack:
Love Will Keep Us Together more

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19 out of 19 people found the following comment 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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