Prince of the City

Prince of the City

1981 · 167 min · EN · R · 7.1 (130 votes)
Dir. Sidney Lumet · Starring Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett, Kenny Marino, Carmine Caridi · Music Paul Chihara

A cop is turning. Nobody's safe.

DramaThrillerCrime

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.

VIBE

A suffocating dive into the moral rot of a city's underbelly. The air is thick with paranoia and the constant hum of corruption, pulling you into a desperate, no-win struggle for a shred of integrity.

grittytensecynicalclaustrophobicbleaksteadyneo-noirgritty realismprocedural dramaurban decaycorruptionmoralitybetrayaljusticesacrifice
new york citycorruptionpolice1970swiretappolice corruptiondistrict attorneynarcotics cop
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