Prince of the City (1981)
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.
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Detective Daniel Ciello -
Detective Gus Levy -
Detective Joe Marinaro -
Detective Bill Mayo -
Dom Bando
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Detective Gino Mascone -
Detective Raf Alvarez -
Assistant U.S. Atty. Rick Cappalino -
Assistant U.S. Atty. Brooks Paige
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Santimassino -
Assistant U.S. Atty. George Polito -
Assistant U.S. Atty. Mario Vincente
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Carla Ciello -
Ronnie Ciello -
Socks Ciello
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Director:
Sidney LumetWriters:
Jay Presson Allen (screenplay), Sidney Lumet (screenplay), Robert Daley (book)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
The first picture Los Angeles movie critic Gary Franklin ever gave a perfect "10" on his "Franklin Scale".
Quotes
Daniel Ciello:
I know the law. The law doesn't know the streets.
Goofs
When Barnes is picking up the Ciello family at their home, Barnes puts his hat - a brown fedora - on Ciello's young child's head. In the next shot, when Barnes takes his hat back from the child, it is not the fedora he had just put on the child but instead is a dark hunting hat with a long baseball cap like bill and no brim.
Alternate Versions
The film originally premiered on TV in a version broadcast over 4 hours (running no longer than 196 minutes), including previously unseen material which had been cut from the 167-minute theatrical release. Among the restored scenes is one that makes more sense of the DiBenadetto Case (the character Ciello's first rat-job).
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Love Will Keep Us Together(uncredited)
Written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
Performed by Captain & Tennille
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Plot Summary
Genres
Crime | DramaDetails
Release Date:
21 August 1981Language
English, Spanish, Italian
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
New York County Courthouse - 60 Centre Street, New York City, New York, USABox Office
Budget:
$8,600,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$64,713 (USA) (23 August 1981)
Gross:
$8,124,257 (USA)
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